Posted March 21, 2015 10:50 am by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Green Sea Turtle

Reclassification into 11 Distinct Population Segments will provide more tailored conservation efforts globally, all green sea turtle populations will continue to be protected under the ESA*

Green Sea Turtle
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Washington, DC -(Ammoland.com)- NOAA Fisheries and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed today to reclassify the green sea turtle under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and list turtles originating from two breeding populations currently considered endangered as threatened due to improvements in their populations.

After a review of the global status of green sea turtles, the agencies are …read more

Via:: AmmoLand

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