This Is Where It's Still Legal To Hunt Endangered Turtles

This Is Where It's Still Legal To Hunt Endangered Turtles All seven marine turtle species are considered threatened in the wild. Yet, according to a new study out of the University of Exeter, it continues to be legal to hunt sea turtles in 42 countries and territories around the world. Annual legal take >10,000 <5,000 <500 <10,000 <1,000 <50 I No legislation banning turtle hunting Turtle hunting banned I Moratorium on turtle hunting Legislation could not be verified Green turtle range HIGHEST LEGAL TAKE Papua New Guinea: 15,217 42,000 Sea Turtles Are Legally Killed Each Year Flatback turtle: 18 O. Ridley turtle: 263 Annual legal take by species Hawksbill turtle: 3,456 Green turtle: 37,339 Loggerhead turtle: 1,051- Leatherback turtle: 62 K. Ridley turtle: 0 All 7 Species Of Sea Turtles Are Threatened Countries Without Bans Also Do The Most llegal Killing GREEN HAWKSBILL LOGGERHEAD O. RIDLEY Recorded illegal take per year 6,644 Critically endangered Endangered Endangered Vulnerable LEATHERBACK FLATBACK K. RIDLEY 3,279N 13,261, Critically endangered Vulnerable* Vulnerable** Pacific coast Indonesia Fiji of Mexico *Critically endangered **According to the Australian Commonwealth Endangered Species Act certain regions according to the World Wildlife Foundation THE HUFFINGTON POST Sources: Diversity and Distributions, Oceana, Sea Turtle designed by Jane Wiley from the Noun Project, World Wildlife Foundation, IUCN, Austrailian Government Department of the Environment Photos: Associated Press, Getty