The Animals - Why Did The Hawksbill Turtle Need Protecting?

in #animals6 years ago

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Tortoiseshell is the horny outer layer of the hawksbill turtle's shell. For many years hawksbill were hunted for their shells which were made into all sorts of trinkets,boxes,fans and combs and sometimes used to decorate furniture. Now the hawksbill is endangered it's strictly protected thought in some parts of the world young hawksbill are reared specially to be kiiled for thier shells.

img source: https://www.thegreatprojects.com/blog/witness-the-moment-the-baby-hawksbill-turtles-from-planet-earth-ii-are-rescued

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