Green Sea Turtle No Longer Endangered
These gentle, 400-pound giants are splashing back from the brink of extinction.
In an ocean conservation victory, green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) have been brought from the brink of extinction.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) elevated the keystone species from Endangered to Least Concern.
The ongoing global recovery of the green turtle is a powerful example of what coordinated global conservation over decades can achieve to stabilise and even restore populations of long-lived marine species.
Author's summary: Green sea turtles are recovering from extinction.
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