Endangered Sea Turtles

Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are not the only reason sea turtles are facing extinction, but we are the main reason. Humans really should not be part of the problem in the first place. Sea turtles face a lot of life or death obstacles from the second they are born. Even before they are born the eggs have a chance of being destroyed by ants or sea crabs. After they hatch they have to make their way into the sea where birds, crabs, and other predators have a chance of eating them. Sadly only one hatchling out of thousands reaches adulthood. After reaching adulthood and having a hard shell they are almost immune to predators. There are three critically endangered sea turtle species. The first is the largest of the all sea turtle species which is the Leatherback. The Leatherback is found in the open ocean and is being threatened greatly by commercial fishing and pollution. The second critically endangered turtle is the Kemp's Ridley. This is the smallest of the sea turtles and is also the most endangered of them all. Hopefully conservationists can do enough to save this species. The Hawksbill is also critically endangered and has really been prized by humans for its beautiful shell. This turtle has been exploited for its use in jewelry for quite sometime and is prohibited through international trade. The Green turtle is an endangered species and was once sought after for its fat and was a delicacy in Europe. They would make green turtle soup with these poor creatures. Trading them is now