IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered
Global Population: <25,000 nesting females
Threats: Hunting for their meat, eggs, and shells; incidental capture in fishing gear; habitat loss and degradation; climate change.
2. Green Sea Turtle (_Chelonia mydas_)
IUCN Red List Status: Endangered
Global Population: <100,000 nesting females
Threats: Hunting for their meat, eggs, and shells; incidental capture in fishing gear; habitat loss and degradation; climate change.
3. Loggerhead Sea Turtle (_Caretta caretta_)
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
Global Population: <250,000 nesting females
Threats: Hunting for their meat, eggs, and shells; incidental capture in fishing gear; habitat loss and degradation; climate change.
4. Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (_Lepidochelys kempii_)
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered
Global Population: <10,000 nesting females
Threats: Hunting for their meat, eggs, and shells; incidental capture in fishing gear; habitat loss and degradation; climate change.
5. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (_Lepidochelys olivacea_)
IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable
Global Population: <1,000,000 nesting females
Threats: Hunting for their meat, eggs, and shells; incidental capture in fishing gear; habitat loss and degradation; climate change.
6. Leatherback Sea Turtle (_Dermochelys coriacea_)
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered
Global Population: <2,300 nesting females
Threats: Hunting for their meat, eggs, and shells; incidental capture in fishing gear; habitat loss and degradation; climate change.