Global Warming Could Wipe Out Largest Sea Turtles: Study – 3 July 2012, Business Standard

Leatherback turtles, the largest sea turtle species on Earth, could be wiped out completely if global temperatures continues to rise unabated, a new study has claimed. According to the new study, published in journal Nature Climate Change, deaths of turtle eggs and hatchlings in nests buried at hotter, drier beaches are the leading projected cause of the potential climate-related decline. Leatherbacks are among the most critically endangered due to a combination of historical and ongoing threats, including egg poaching at nesting beaches and juvenile and adult turtles being caught in fishing operations.