Species

Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Atlantic Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys kempii

Species

Kemp's Ridley Turtle, Atlantic Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys kempii

Assessment Information
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IUCN Status:
Critically endangered
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Algeria
Canada
Cuba
France
Ireland
Italy
Mexico
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
United States of America

News

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• Atlantic Turtles • CMS • Dugong • IOSEA Turtles • Monk Seal in the Atlantic • Pacific Islands Cetaceans • Sharks • Aquatic Mammals
New Review Finds the Consumption of Wild Meat of Aquatic Megafauna Protected Under CMS to be Widespread Throughout the Tropics
Hawksbill turtle, Komodo, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, © Image Broker Robert Harding
Hawksbill turtle, Komodo, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, © Image Broker Robert Harding
• CMS
Signatories to IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU Agree on New Work Programme
Green Turtle at Ras al Jinz © D Hykle UNEP/CMS/IOSEA
Green Turtle at Ras al Jinz © D Hykle UNEP/CMS/IOSEA
• CMS • IOSEA Turtles
Network of Sites for Indian Ocean Marine Turtles Launched
Green Turtle, photo credit: Douglas Hykle
• CMS • IOSEA Turtles
Network of Sites for Indian Ocean Marine Turtles Launched
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PUBLICATIONS

A Global Review of Marine Turtle Entanglement in Anthropogenic Debris: a Baseline for Further Action
Global Sea Turtle Conservation Successes
Turtles and other Marine Megafauna Bycatch in Artisanal Fisheries in the Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf.
Marine Megafauna Interactions with Small-scale Fisheries in the Southwestern Indian Ocean: a Review of Status and Challenges for Research and Management
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