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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park rangers tag a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) caught in Bird Islet, Tubbataha, Palawan, Philippines. 19 April 2009
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Green Sea Turtle swimming underwater at Little Cayman
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WWF, with support from players of People's Postcode Lottery, is working with communities in coastal Kenya to protect marine turtles. Five of the seven species of marine turtle are found in the waters of Kenya's Lamu seascape - green, olive ridley, leatherback, loggerhead, and the critically endangered hawksbill. Of these, green, olive ridley and hawksbills are known to nest in Kenya. In Lamu seascape, nesting season is March to August. Even under ‘natural’ conditions, relatively few young turtles survive their first year of life - it's estimated only about one in a thousand hatchlings makes it to adulthood. By working with communities, including fishermen and local women's groups, WWF is helping to reduce human impact on marine turtles by monitoring and protecting nest sites and changing damaging fishing practices.
Volunteer rangers tagging a turtle on Tetepare Island, Solomon Islands.