Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites it alters sand temperatures, which then affects the sex of hatchlings. They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture-known as bycatch-in fishing gear. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin, and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation. Over the last 200 years, human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient mariners.
WWF's work on sea turtles focuses on five of those species: green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback, and olive ridley. While these highly migratory species periodically come ashore to either bask or nest, sea turtles spend the bulk of their lives in the ocean.
Seven different species of sea (or marine) turtles grace our ocean waters, from the shallow seagrass beds of the Indian Ocean, to the colorful reefs of the Coral Triangle and the sandy beaches of the Eastern Pacific.
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