Say Goodbye To The Largest Species Of Turtle On Earth
Pacific leatherback turtles, the largest turtles on Earth, could go extinct within the next 20 years, a new study finds.
According the report, published in the journal Ecosphere, around 75 percent of Pacific leatherback turtles nest at Bird's Head Peninsula in
There are two main causes for the decline: humans and warming beaches.
Fisherman kill the turtles for meat. The eggs are also harvested for food. Dogs and pigs that roam the beaches also eat some of the eggs. Warmer sand, due to increasing temperatures, can kill the eggs, too.“If the decline continues, within 20 years it will be difficult if not impossible for the leatherback to avoid extinction," Thane Wibbels, a biology professor at the University of Alabama said in a statement.
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