Understanding the status of sea turtles is fundamental to their conservation. Clearly,
management decisions regarding common themes like bycatch reduction and nesting …

The Red List of Threatened Species, produced by the International Union for the
Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources/World Conservation Union (IUCN) classifies …

Marine turtles exhibit several characteristics that make multiple population levels, life-history
traits, and stages potentially appropriate targets for conservation (Wallace et al., 2010) …

Marine turtles have been exploited by humans since pre-history, with particular intensity in
the last century, the result of which has been the depletion of most nesting populations in the …

The Green Turtle Status Review Team (SRT) has undertaken a review consistent with
section 4 (a)(1) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), using the best available scientific …

The Australian freshwater turtle fauna is dominated by species in the family Chelidae. The
extant fauna comprises a series of distinct lineages, each of considerable antiquity, relicts of …

All six species of sea turtles found in US waters are listed as endangered or threatened, but
the exact population sizes of these species are unknown due to a lack of key information …

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid
population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non …

In 2010, an international group of 35 sea turtle researchers refined an initial list of more than
200 research questions into 20 metaquestions that were considered key for management …

Why do sea turtles garner such intense interest? The answer is visceral: they are widely
loved! A cryptic life cycle spent mostly out of view lends a sense of mystery that makes them …