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  • Author(s): WELCH, CRAIG
  • Source:
    National Geographic. Oct2019, Vol. 236 Issue 4, p62-89. 24p. 22 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      OLIVE ridley turtle; HUMAN life cycle; GREEN turtle
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the risks of extinction faced by the sea turtles. Topics discussed include the intensive care unit of an elaborate marine turtle hospital at the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah hotel in Dubai; the U.S. Endangered Species Act for the protection of the turtle populations; and banning on the sale of turtle goods by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the 1970s.