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 ...

30 March 2022 – A new mobile app aims to prevent the illegal trade of tortoiseshell products made from the shells of critically endangered hawksbill sea turtles. Created by conservation group SEE ...

Cambridge, UK, 6th August 2009—Items made from Hawksbill Turtle shell are being sold to tourists in Papua New Guinea, particularly in the capital Port Moresby, as well as in duty free shops at the ...

SINGAPORE – Over 100 hawksbill turtle hatchlings emerged from their nest at East Coast Park on the morning of Dec 13, beating the odds as they safely made their way to the open sea. The critically ...

The Hawksbill turtle’s striking shell is carved into jewelry, combs and other trinkets, which is then sold in markets across Latin America and the Caribbean. The campaign, Too Rare to Wear, will help ...

A novel method that in the future could be a major weapon against small and large-scale operations still targeting hawksbills for the illegal trade. Scientists have developed a test to extract DNA ...

Do you collect souvenirs when you travel? If you’re anything like me you have shelf after shelf of mementos from your sojourns in all shapes and sizes – some novel, some deeply sentimental, and some ...

* The Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) are small to medium sea turtles with an attractively coloured shell of thick overlapping scales, which is the source of the so-called tortoise shells. * ...