Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Globally distributed ...
Hawksbill turtles are due for a status assessment on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. One of the largest threats to global hawksbill recovery is the continued illegal tortoiseshell trade in ...
Project partners: * WWF Central America (www.wwfca.org) * Caribbean Conservation Corporation (www.cccturtle.org) * CoopeSoliDar (www.coopesolidar.org) WWF contact: Sandra Andraka Program Officer Tel.
The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), a critically endangered species, has long been exploited for its shell, used in a wide range of ornaments, including, in Costa Rica, the deadly spurs ...