endangered animals

The scientific name for the Atlantic Green Turtle is Chelonia Mydas. The Atlantic Green Turtle is in the Chordata phylum, the Reptilia class, the Testuclines order, and the Chelonida family. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources classifies the Atlantic Green Turtle as rare.
The Atlantic Green Turtle can be found in warm waters, such as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. They can also be found in the Florida Keys. The Atlantic Green Turtle's habitat includes shallow water with aquatic plants, during migration they can be found during the open seas, in the north, and sleeping on rocky or sandy shores.
The Atlantic Green Turtle eats many different things. These include small invertebrates, plants, turtle grass, sea grass, seaweed, and marine plants.
The Atlantic Green Turtle females will lay up to seven groups of up to 200 eggs. This occurs every twelve to fourteen days, up to eight times a season. A female will nest every two to four years.
The Atlantic Green Turtle is threatened because humans destroy their nesting and foraging sites. Actual data, including population, for the Atlantic Green Turtle is not available.
Threats to the Atlantic Green Turtle include, beach erosion, construction, artificial lighting, and pollution. Humans who want their meat, skin, and shells also threaten the Atlantic Green Turtle. They can also be threatened by fibropapilloma tumors, which is caused by a virus.
Humans can help the Atlantic Green Turtle overcome these threats by stopping construction and artificial lighting around their breeding grounds. Humans can help to contain the beach erosion and pollution on and around their breeding nests.

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