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hawksbill: see sea turtle sea turtle, name for several species of large marine turtles found in tropical and subtropical oceans. These turtles are modified for life in the ocean by having flipperlike forelimbs without toes and lightweight shells.
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Hawksbills are listed as critically endangered on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Vietnam police say 849 endangered turtles rescued by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Of the rehabilitated specimens, 22 were hawksbills and two were green turtles.
Rehabilitation centre returns turtles to sea by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
According to data published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), there are just8,000 breeding female hawksbills left 
 in the world.
Rescued Turtle Number Quadruples by Khaleej Times (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
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