Hawksbill turtle, Great Barrier Reef, Australia










Zes verschillende soorten zeeschildpadden komen voor in de Australische wateren. Op de foto de Hawksbill turtle (havik-bek-schildpad), Nederlandse naam: Karetschildpad.

"The World Conservation Union classifies the Hawksbill as critically endangered. (Critically Endangered is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species. Critically Endangered means that a species' numbers have decreased, or will decrease, by 80% within three generations)" - bron: Wikipedia.

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