are sea turtles an endangered species

Sea turtles are classified thus: Kingdom> Animalia;  Phylum> Chordata;  Class> Reptilia;  Subclass> Anapsida;  Order> Testudines;  Family> Cheloniidae or Dermochelyidae. There are seven recognised species of sea turtles, six of which are in the Family Cheloniidae, they are – the hawksbill, green, flatback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley and olive ridley turtles -, with only one – the […]