IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Image from http://www.seaturtleinc.org/graphics/turtles/olive%20ridley.jpg
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Range
Image from http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/sea-turtle/images/map-olive-ridley.jpg
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| My graph data obtained was from http://thrivingoceans.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/impact_scores.jpg |
Olive Ridley sea turtles encounter a large amount of fisheries along the Pacific Ocean, thus making fisheries bycatch their #1 threat. Their second highest threat is direct take due to countries that consume turtle meat.
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