Feature:
There’s Good News for Green Sea Turtles
“Endangered sea turtles are making a comeback. Following a global status review of green sea turtles, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) announced some good news for green sea turtles who nest in Florida & along the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
Citing successful conservation efforts that have helped bring their numbers up since they were first protected in 1978, the agencies announced that these turtles will now have their status officially downgraded from endangered to threatened.
‘... the reclassification of green sea turtles in Florida & Mexico shows how ESA-inspired partnerships... is making a real difference for some of our planet’s most imperiled species,’ said FWS director Dan Ashe...
Globally, green sea turtles are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
...the agencies will be dividing green sea turtles around the world into 11 distinct population segments, which they say will allow for targeted conservation efforts that will help protect each one from different threats they face...
‘Identifying distinct population segments across the green sea turtle’s range provides flexibility for managers to address specific challenges facing individual populations with a tailored approach. Ultimately, this will help us protect & conserve green sea turtles more efficiently & effectively, so that we can achieve our goal of recovering the species,’ said Eileen Sobeck, assistant NOAA administrator for fisheries.
Hopefully continued efforts to study & protect these sea turtles will help them overcome the obstacles & threats they face & ensure they remain a treasured part of our world.”
Alicia Graef
April 12/ 2016
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