Hawksbill Turtle - The Critical Endangered Sea Turtle

Hawksbill turtle is the famous turtle at the Melaka Straits because this is the only sea turtle found at Melaka Straits (the busiest straits in the world)... Pulau Upeh (Melaka) is the largest nesting population for Hawksbill Turtle in Malaysia and also in the world... Second goes to Sabah Turtles Island....

Hawksbill unique with it's beak

Melaka also set up the rehabilitation centre at Tanjung Bidara to help the survival of this species from extinct....

Because of human fishing practices, Hawksbill populations are threatened with extinction. The World Conservation Union classifies the Hawksbill as critically endangered. Several countries, such as China and Japan, hunt them for their flesh, which they consider a delicacy. Hawksbill shells are the primary source of tortoise shell material, used for decorative purposes. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species outlaws the capture and trade of hawksbill turtles and products derived from them.

Nowadays, the Melaka beach is in reclamation state and the development at Upeh Island is large... The chalets and hotels developing in that island can disturb the natural habitat of this kind of animal...

So, this turtles will lost their habitats across Melaka Straits and we cannot see this unique creature anymore....

The depletion of coral reefs also can decrease the population of Hawksbill Turtle because this is the main habitats of this kind of turtle... So, the turtles lost their home....

So, please help us to save this kind of animals from extinct.... Thank you...

The habitats of Hawksbill Turtle across the world