OuiSi Nature · Card 143
Albino Green Sea Turtle Hatchling
Chelonia mydas
- Location
- Veracruz, Mexico
- Date
- August 23, 2003
Photograph byDaniel BeltráDescription
Albino turtles occurs at a rate of only 1-in-10,000, according to an Australian government estimate. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists green sea turtles as threatened, with pollution, by-catch in fishing nets and development of their nesting beach grounds as the biggest challenges turtles face.
Photo linkinstagram.com/p/CCYzchBjWW6
Learn moreen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sea_turtle
The photographer
Daniel Beltrá
Photographer/artist documenting man's impact on the planet.
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