Turtles in IUCN RED LIST

SAVE the turtles. They may no longer be around in future.

There are 7 species of turtles distributed around the world. Out of the seven species, six are already threatened or critically endangered as listed in IUCN red list taken from the current ENDANGERED SPECIES RESEARCH : ‘The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Assessing Its Utility and Value’ (Godfrey and Godley, 2008).

Hawksbill turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Status : Critically Endangered

Flatback turtle
Natator depressus
Status : Data Deficient

Olive ridley turtle
Lepidochelys olivacea
Status : Endangered [a]

Green turtle
Chelonia mydas
Status : Endangered [b]

Loggerhead turtle
Caretta caretta
Status : Endangered [a]

Kemp's ridley turtles
Lepidochelys kempii
Status : Critically Endangered [c]

Leatherback turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
Status : Critically Endangered [c]

STATUS Definition (Godfrey and Godley, 2008) :

a Definition based on version 2.3 RL:
facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future

b Definition based on version 3.1 RL:
facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild

c Definition based on version 2.3 RL:
facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future

*Images courtesy of National Geographic and Marine Conservation Society
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