Hawksbill turtles are due for a status assessment on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. One of the largest threats to global hawksbill recovery is the continued illegal tortoiseshell trade in ...

30 March 2022 – A new mobile app aims to prevent the illegal trade of tortoiseshell products made from the shells of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles. Created by conservation group SEE ...

The sight of over 1,400 pieces of sea turtle shells, most about the size of dinner plates, on the floor of a warehouse near Miami International Airport was a sobering reminder that South Florida is a ...

A researcher and his team in Venezuela is helping save Hawksbill Sea Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) by working with communities there. The shells of the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles are a main ...

A biologist from Colombia is using an app and education to help environmental authorities to fight the trafficking of "tortoiseshell" goods made of endangered turtles. Endangered Hawksbill turtles ...

The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) will launch a campaign on social networks to raise awareness and educate the population on the conservation and protection of hawksbill turtles.

Good news One of the last turtle populations in the world to be legally exploited for the 'tortoise shell' trade is finally recovering after a 25-year conservation effort, say researchers. The Arnavon ...

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Hawksbills have long been harvested for their shell, meat and eggs resulting in populations that are severely depleted globally. Barbados has one of the largest hawksbill nesting populations in the ...