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Six of the seven species of sea turtles in the world, can be found in Indonesian waters. The six species of sea turtles are green turtles (Chelonia mydas), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), flatback turtle (Natator depressus), and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea).

Turtle is the marine animal that have been still survived since 100 million years ago in the Cretaceous era. But in the last 50 years, the sea turtle population in the wild continue to decline drastically and is threatened by extinction.

Sea turtle's growth is very slow. It becomes adult and ready to mate and lay eggs at 30 years old on average. There are many natural predators of sea turtle. When they lay their eggs on the beach, so often the eggs were eaten by the dogs, boars and not to mention humans.

When the eggs hatch and become babies or hatchlings, they also face threats from predators such as big fish, crabs and birds. Experts say that out of 1,000 hatchlings only 1 survives.

 

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Do not buy and consume sea turtle meat and eggs

Do not buy sea turtle by products (souvenirs made from sea turtle shell for example)

Do not disturb a nesting and laying eggs sea turtle mother

Do not litter, especially plastic rubbish, as sea turtles often mistake the plastic rubbish as food

Preserve the areas that become the sea turtle nesting sites