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Green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world, inhabiting tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world. They are powerful and graceful swimmers, and they are rather unique in the world of turtles, being the only herbivores.

Sadly, these beautiful marine creatures are endangered - threats like poaching, destructive fishing, and coastal development are contributing towards their decline.

For any endangered species, breeding is a big deal, and for green turtles this is no different. Mating occurs only once every couple of years, and the turtles have to undertake lengthy migrations towards their sandy breeding grounds.

This certainly adds an extra layer of complexity to green turtle conservation - in fact, our team in Cambodia has not found a green turtle nest for nearly a decade. 

That is, at least, until now.

Today, I am so excited to tell you that our fantastic team have recently discovered a nest of hatchlings!

"Around 9pm one night we [noticed] that there were many baby turtles swimming around the boat. The boat was moored at the end of the jetty with bright lights which attracted the recently emerged hatchlings. The nest site was then found."

The nest was uncovered during a research expedition to the remote Cambodian outer islands, and the team found 93 eggs in total, which is a truly monumental discovery.

This is incredible news for turtle conservation, bringing real hope for the future of these rare reptiles.

And that's not the only good news from the last couple of months - click below for a round up of our five favourite good news stories!

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We need more success stories like this one. If everyone reading this donates just $3 you could help us protect even more threatened species. Thank you.

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