A green turtle without a forelimb

A green turtle without a forelimb

Green sea turtles are reptiles of the family Turtles in the order Turtles, also known as sea turtles. The lifespan can reach over 100 years. Green sea turtles are distributed in warm waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and are found along the coasts of Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, and other regions in China. Food sources include fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and seaweed. According to the survey, green sea turtles are the most frequently occurring and widely distributed sea turtles in China, but their numbers have significantly decreased. The main reasons for the decline in its population are human predation, destruction of spawning grounds, death from fishing nets, and seawater pollution. Listed as a first-class protected animal in China.
Green sea turtle

Green sea turtle

Green sea turtles are reptiles of the family Turtles in the order Turtles, also known as sea turtles. The lifespan can reach over 100 years. Green sea turtles are distributed in warm waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and are found along the coasts of Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan, and other regions in China. Food sources include fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and seaweed. According to the survey, green sea turtles are the most frequently occurring and widely distributed sea turtles in China, but their numbers have significantly decreased. The main reasons for the decline in its population are human predation, destruction of spawning grounds, death from fishing nets, and seawater pollution. Listed as a first-class protected animal in China.