Dermochelyidae Family
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
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Leatherback Sea Turtle Range
Image from http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/sea-turtle/images/map-leatherback-sea-turtle.jpg
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| My graph data obtained was from http://thrivingoceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/impact_scores.jpg |
Leatherback sea turtles are the most widespread species around the world. Due to their large range and locations of the fisheries, they are most threatened by fisheries bycatch. Their located throughout the world, therefore come across a vast amount of debris which makes pollution their second highest threat.
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