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Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species.
Feb 24, 2021 · IUCN Red List: Vulnerable. CITES: Appendix I. Habitat: They are found in warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. The Odisha’s Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is known as the world’s largest rookery (colony of breeding animals) of sea turtles. Arribada (Mass Nesting):
The olive ridley sea turtle ( Lepidochelys olivacea ), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest [4] [5] and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world.
Olive-ridleys face serious threats across their migratory route, habitat and nesting beaches, due to human activities such as turtle unfriendly fishing practices, development and exploitation of nesting beaches for ports, and tourist centres.
THE IUCN RED LIST OF THREATENED SPECIESTM. Figure 1. Geographic range of habitats utilized by the Olive Ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea, based on data in Table 5. Table 1. List of Olive Ridley Turtle index sites used for the status assessment. Past estimate Present estimate. Subpopulation Data type years. mean. years. mean. years References (Past)
Marine Turtle Red List Assessments. The seven sea turtle species are currently assessed as follows. You can learn more about the MTSG’s Red Listing process here.
Make a symbolic turtle adoption to help save some of the world's most endangered animals from extinction and support WWF's conservation efforts. Learn about the olive ridley turtle, as well as the threats it faces, what WWF is doing to conserve its future, and how you can help.
Status. Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act: Schedule I. IUCN Red list: Vulnerable. Description. The olive ridley is the smallest of all the sea turtle species. It gets its name from the olive green colouration of its carapace (shell).
Protecting the olive ridley turtle. Year: 2014. Go to Full Library Record.
The illegal harvest of olive ridley eggs in the Central American region continues, and there is also high mortality of adults due to coastal fisheries that do not yet use Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) in their nets.
