Hawksbill Sea Turtle but in recent years poaching

but in recent years poaching has become commercialised to satisfy the appetites of wealthy urban residents

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it can live up to ten years in the wild

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and forest destruction for charcoal production have degraded their forests

Hawksbill Sea Turtle but in recent years poachingHawksbills are named for their narrow, pointed beak. They also have a distinctive pattern of overlapping scales on their shells that form a serrated look on the edges. These coloured and patterned shells make them highly valuable and commonly sold as "tortoiseshell" in markets. Hawksbills are found mainly throughout the world's tropical oceans, predominantly in coral reefs. They feed mainly on sponges by using their narrow pointed beaks to extract