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Hawksbill | Conservation | |||
| The Hawksbill sea turtle is classified as endangered. The exact number of Hawksbill turtles is impossible to know. The fact that the male turtles never return to land, makes it impossible to count them. It also makes it very difficult to stydy the male Hawksbill turtles. |  | ||
 | It's not only in the sea that there are threats to the Hawksbill turtle. Also on the nesting beaches are there numerous threats. The greatest threats are all caused by humans. The eggs are collected for food and adult turtles are captured for meat and their shells. Another great threat from humans is the incidental capture of turtles in fishing gear. Long lines and fishing nets kills thousands of sea turtles every year. | ||
| In nature nests are often lost to predators like raccoons, dogs, ghost crabs etc. Shoreline erosion can cause the nest to fall down and either break the eggs or make it impossible for the hatchlings to dig their way up to the surface. This can of course also be caused by humans walking on the beach. | |||
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