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Treats to the Green Sea Turtle | |||
| There're many reasons why the population of Green Sea Turtles are dropping. The main reason is humans. Turtles has always been hunted be man. Meat and eggs for food, shells for jewelry and ornament, skin for leather goods and even the fat for oil. |  | ||
 | Even though many countries have laws against killing sea turtles, many turtles are killed when they come to lay eggs. It's quite predictable when and where they will arrive, so it's basically just to go to the beach and wait. This way is a lot easier than catching the turtle at sea. | ||
| The nests are also quite easy to find. Even if the turtle already has laid the eggs and returned to the sea it's easy to see where the nest is. The female turtle must struggle back to the sea and leaving a trail behind in the sand, leading all the way up to the nest. | |||
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