Dubai: 1,600 turtles rehabilitated so far by Turtle Project

191009-dubai-turtles Recent satellite tracking data from the last turtle releases

Earth has suffered five mass extinctions, the last one being approximately 65 million years ago. It wiped out the dinosaurs, along with 60% of species that populated the planet. These five extinctions have one thing in common - they were all caused by natural phenomena; a stellar explosion, tectonic plate movement or meteor showers. Our planet is now facing the sixth mass extinction. However, this one is different from the rest. For the first time in history, human activity is to blame. Our oceans are taking the brunt of the turmoil. We are facing sea temperature increases, pollution, over-fishing and bycatch deaths, just to name a few. One of the hardest hit species of all are Turtles. A species that swam the seas 96 million years before humans walked the earth could be wiped out within 10 years. All seven species of marine turtle are listed as vulnerable to extinction, endangered...

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