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SURVIVAL THREAts 

Education is the key to helping sea turtles survive!
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Did you know that hawksbill sea turtles are the actual source of all "tortoiseshell" products?

Tortoiseshell Souvenirs
To help stop this illegal killing and trade of hawksbills for the creation of these products, please report any you see!  Sometimes it's difficult to determine if the items are made from tortoiseshell or plastic, so click on this link for some descriptive guidelines to help you:

Real or Fake?
TooRareToWear

​When in doubt, take photographs and report it to the local authorities!

Learn more about this critical threat to hawksbill survival and how you can help here:

Too Rare to Wear! 
Stuffed Hawksbill

Unfortunately, so many threats face sea turtles today:

Threats

We're working towards a future with everyone respecting sea turtles:

Kindness To Animals Art Class

HawkSbills

Science

Education

Conservation

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Where's Nani?

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  • Home
  • SEA TURTLES
    • Hawksbills & Greens
    • All About Hawksbills
    • Survival Threats
    • HI Hawksbill Publications
  • Photo-ID
    • Hawksbill Photo-ID
  • Meet the Hawksbills
    • Data Summary
    • NWHI Hawksbills
    • Ni'ihau Hawksbills
    • Kaua'i Hawksbills
    • O'ahu Hawksbills
    • Moloka'i Hawksbills
    • Lana'i Hawksbills
    • Maui Hawksbills
    • Kaho'olawe Hawksbills
    • Hawai'i Island Hawksbills
  • Save the Turtles
    • Stranding Network
    • The Tau Project
  • Contact
    • About
    • Support
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