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A Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over a coral head in the Komodo National Park, Flores, Indonesia. Hawksbill turtles are particulary threatened by the wildlife trade. They are sought after throughout the tropics for their beautiful brown and yellow carapace plates that are manufactured into tortoiseshell items for jewellery and ornaments. In recent decades, eastern Asia has provided an eager market for tortoiseshell. Despite their current protection under CITES and many national laws, there is still a disturbingly large amount of illegal trade in hawksbill shells and products. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree

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A Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims over a coral head in the Komodo National Park, Flores, Indonesia. Hawksbill turtles are particulary threatened by the wildlife trade. They are sought after throughout the tropics for their beautiful brown and yellow carapace plates that are manufactured into tortoiseshell items for jewellery and ornaments. In recent decades, eastern Asia has provided an eager market for tortoiseshell. Despite their current protection under CITES and many national laws, there is still a disturbingly large amount of illegal trade in hawksbill shells and products. Photo: Paul Hilton for Earth Tree