World Sea Turtle Day is celebrated on June 16th. This is to highlight the importance of sea turtles in the marine biodiversity and saving the turtles from near extinction. The International Union for the conservation of nature (IUCN) has considered it as endangered species. This day coincide with the birth day of Dr.Archie Carr, the father of sea turtle biology. Turtles have been in existence on planet earth for more than 100 million years . One of the few species that have survived since pre historic time period, even before the time of Dinosaurs. Turtles have a life span of above 100 years and meant to live longer than humans. Only 1 out of 1000 sea turtle eggs survive to adulthood giving a very low chance of survival. Out of the seven species of sea turtles, six of are considered under extinction. The seven species of sea turtle are Loggerhead,...
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