Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) (image)

CNRS

Caption

The population of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) illustrates an impressive successful conservation measure. After concrete protection and banning their trade that had decimated their population, the average number of green turtle clutches deposited annually at Ascension Island has increased sixfold between 1977 and 2013. (Photograph taken on Mooréa)

Credit

Thomas Vignaud/Te Mana O Te Moana/Centre for Island Research and Environmental Observatory (Perpignan)/CNRS Photo Library

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