Species of the Day: Green Turtle

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species of the Day is the Green Turtle.

The Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, is listed as ‘Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. This long-lived and highly migratory species is found in tropical and, to a lesser extent, sub-tropical waters throughout the globe. The Green Turtle has the most numerous and widely dispersed nesting sites of the seven turtle species.

Green Turtles are among the species who regularly nest along the Pacific coast of Nicaragua on the nesting beaches where our Turtle Rangers protect the turtles and their eggs until the hatchlings can make their way to the sea.

For more on this species, check out the IUCN Fact Sheet.