Another Queensland turtle joins the endangered list
(WorldNews Environment)

As countries observe World Turtle Day (Tuesday May 23) the number of marine turtle species listed as endangered in Queensland has climbed to four. This month the Queensland Government officially up listed the hawksbill turtle from vulnerable to endangered - the most serious status for wildlife in Queensland. It is only surpassed by a classification that a species is extinct in the wild. Six of the world`s seven species of marine turtle live in Queensland waters. Four are now listed as endangered - loggerhead, hawksbill, olive ridley, and leatherback - and two are listed as vulnerable - green and...