| Citation |
Casale, P. & Tucker, A.D. 2017. Caretta caretta (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T3897A119333622. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T3897A119333622.en. Downloaded on 23 April 2019. |
Description |
Geographic Range
NATIVE
Extant (resident)
Anguilla; Argentina; Aruba; Barbados; Bermuda; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Bonaire); Chile; Comoros; Croatia; Curaçao; Djibouti; Ecuador; Fiji; French Guiana; French Polynesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Kenya; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Lebanon; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritius; Montenegro; New Zealand; Niue; Pakistan; Peru; Qatar; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sierra Leone; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; Suriname; Syrian Arab Republic; Tanzania, United Republic of; Tokelau; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; United Arab Emirates; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Yemen
Extant
Albania; Algeria; Angola; Australia; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belize; Brazil; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Cyprus; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Eritrea; France; Greece; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; Indonesia; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Libya; Madagascar; Mexico; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Oman; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Saint Lucia; Senegal; South Africa; Spain (Canary Is.); Sri Lanka; Tunisia; Turkey; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States; Uruguay; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, British
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
UPPER ELEVATION LIMIT
LOWER ELEVATION LIMIT
UPPER DEPTH LIMIT
LOWER DEPTH LIMIT
Geographic Range in detail
Population
CURRENT POPULATION TREND
Decreasing
NUMBER OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
POPULATION SEVERELY FRAGMENTED
CONTINUING DECLINE OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
SYSTEM
Terrestrial, Marine
HABITAT TYPE
Marine Intertidal, Marine Oceanic, Marine Neritic
GENERATION LENGTH (YEARS)
45 years
CONGREGATORY
MOVEMENT PATTERNS
Full Migrant
CONTINUING DECLINE IN AREA, EXTENT AND/OR QUALITY OF HABITAT
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Residential & commercial development
Housing & urban areas
Commercial & industrial areas
Tourism & recreation areas
Biological resource use
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources
Human intrusions & disturbance
Recreational activities
Work & other activities
Invasive and other problematic species, genes & diseases
Viral/prion-induced diseases
Pollution
Garbage & solid waste
Excess energy
Climate change & severe weather
Habitat shifting & alteration
Temperature extremes
Storms & flooding |
