Leatherback turtle population status

Leatherback turtle

< p> The number of leatherback turtles is getting smaller and smaller. In 1989, it was listed as a national second-level protected animal and is an endangered species.

A key reason for the sharp decline in the number of leatherback turtles is that people throw away waste plastic bags in the ocean, causing leatherback turtles to mistake them for jellyfish and eat them by mistake, causing intestinal blockage and death; coupled with excessive Captured and killed, so the number is shrinking day by day.

In the two decades from the end of the 20th century to the beginning of the 21st century, the El Niño situation caused changes in ocean water temperatures, illegal fishing by fishermen, marine infections, and local tourism development. The number of turtles has dropped by about 95%. According to this trend, according to reports in 2007, the leatherback turtle is likely to become extinct within ten years after 2007. According to estimates, the number of female leatherback turtles in the world dropped from approximately 115,000 in 1980 to less than 43,000 in 2007.

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