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Albino Green Sea Turtle Hatches
Quelonia mydas

Location

Veracruz, Mexico

Date

23/08/2003

Description

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 Link

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCYzchBjWW6/

Learn More

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_sea_turtle
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