Currently 6 out of 7 marine turtle species globally are classified as threatened, endangered or critically endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This is due to various threats including the loss of turtle habitat and nesting sites; marine waste and pollution; ingestion of plastic waste; over-harvesting of turtle eggs, meat and shells; entanglement in fishing gear; and warming sands and sea level rise.
If no additional effort is made to protect marine turtles, it is possible that some species could become extinct in the next few decades. We are asking people across the globe to complete the following 5-10 minute survey to express the importance they place on marine turtle conservation.
This survey is conducted on behalf of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) by researchers at the Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam and Brander Environmental Economics.
The collected data will be used as part of a research report on public preferences for marine turtle conservation. The survey is anonymous.