Volunteers prepare baby Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) that were rescued from predators by the local conservation community, to be released to the sea, in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Sultan Anshori 

Baby Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), that were rescued from predators by the local conservation community, are seen before being released to the sea, in Sanur, Bali, Indonesia, January 20, 2022. REUTERS/Sultan Anshori TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A member of Fauna & Flora International inspects a baby hawksbill turtle at the Estero Padre Ramos Nature Reserve in the Nicaraguan pacific coast October 8, 2014. The "Proyecto Carey" hawksbill turtle conservation project was founded in 2010. Over the past 4 years, the project has protected around 84,000 hawksbill turtles, the organization said. The hawksbill turtle is critically endangered. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY ANIMALS) 

Baby hawksbill turtles are prepared to be released by members of Fauna & Flora International at the Estero Padre Ramos Nature Reserve in the Nicaraguan pacific coast October 8, 2014. The "Proyecto Carey" hawksbill turtle conservation project was founded in 2010. Over the past 4 years, the project has protected around 84,000 hawksbill turtles, the organization said. The hawksbill turtle is critically endangered. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) 

Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau personnel inspect preserved green turtles and hawksbill turtles, locally known as "Pawikan," after a turn-over ceremony at the Bureau of Customs in Manila May 24, 2011. According to customs officials, the Bureau of Customs confiscated protected species amounting to 35 million pesos including 161preserved hawksbill and green turtles, nearly 21,000 pieces of black corals, more than 7,300 seashells and 196 kilos of sea whips. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CRIME LAW ANIMALS) 

A worker holds up a preserved hawksbill turtle, locally known as "Pawikan," as he unloads it before a
turn-over ceremony at the Bureau of Customs in Manila May 24, 2011. According to customs officials, the Bureau of Customs confiscated protected species amounting to 35 million pesos including 161 preserved hawksbill and green turtles, nearly 21,000 pieces of black corals, more than 7,300 seashells and 196 kilos of sea whips. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo (PHILIPPINES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CRIME LAW) 

A veterinarian tags a microchip to a 6-year-old Hawksbill turtle before its release into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 10, 2010. More than 700 endangered green and Hawksbill sea turtles were released ahead of the 78th birthday of Queen Sirikit. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A man releases a Hawksbill turtle into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 10, 2010. More than 700 endangered green and Hawksbill sea turtles were released ahead of the 78th birthday of Queen Sirikit. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Thai navy sailor collects Hawksbill turtles for their release back to the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

People look at a 13-year old Hawksbill turtle after releasing it into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Thai naval troops look at a 13 year-old Hawksbill turtle after releasing it into the sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok August 13, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A Thai navy sailor feeds a hawksbill sea at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy, in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok June 16, 2009. Picture taken June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

Members of the Thai navy clean green and hawksbill babies turtle at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy in Sattahip, Chonburi province, east of Bangkok June 16, 2009. Special care is given to around 15,000 green and hawksbill baby turtles hatched and housed at the navy's conservation center each year. Once the baby turtles' shells are big and strong enough to protect them from various predators at about six-months-old the young turtles are released to the sea. Picture taken June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ANIMALS SOCIETY) 

A child holds up a one-day-old olive turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) before releasing it at Trisik beach near Yogyakarta, September 20, 2007. Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands and the waters are home to six species of the world's sea turtles -- the olive turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), and the flatbacks (Natator depressus). Picture taken September 20, 2007. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo (INDONESIA) 

One-day-old olive turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) are collected in a container before their release at Trisik beach near Yogyakarta, September 20, 2007. Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands and the waters are home to six species of the world's sea turtles -- the olive turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), and the flatbacks (Natator depressus). Picture taken September 20, 2007. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo (INDONESIA) 

Children look at a one-day-old olive turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) before releasing it into the water at Trisik beach near Yogyakarta, September 20, 2007. Indonesia is made up of over 17,000 islands and the waters are home to six species of the world's sea turtles -- the olive turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), and the flatbacks (Natator depressus). Picture taken September 20, 2007. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo (INDONESIA) 

Turtle keeper Isao Kawazu brushes seaweed off a hawksbill turtle, a critically endangered sea turtle, at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu town on Japan's southern island of Okinawa July 9, 2007. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN) 

A Hawksbill sea turtle hatchling crawls on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for the Hawksbill to nest. The United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A local artist works at a handicraft workshop on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran May 20, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for Hawksbill turtles to nest. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. CEF stands for Conservation Endowment Fund and SCP stands for Sustainable Cities Programme. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

Newborn Hawksbill sea turtles are seen in a basket shortly before being released into the Gulf on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1,100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran, May 18, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for the Hawksbill to nest. The United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. Picture taken May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

Eggs of a giant Hawksbill sea turtle are seen in a basket shortly before they are carried to a guarding station on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1,100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran, May 18, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for the Hawksbill to nest. The United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. Picture taken May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A newborn Hawksbill sea turtle lies on a beach at a guarding station shortly before it is released into the Gulf, on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1,100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran, May 18, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for the Hawksbill to nest. The United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. Picture taken May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A volunteer holds a newborn Hawksbill sea turtle on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1,100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran, shortly before it is released into the Gulf May 18, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for the Hawksbill to nest. The United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. Picture taken May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A newborn Hawksbill sea turtle crawls on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf, 1,100 km (684 miles) southeast of Tehran, May 18, 2007. According to the local community, the calm and gently sloped beaches around Shibderaz village in southern Qeshm are suitable for the Hawksbill to nest. The United Nations Development Programme, in cooperation with Iranian nature groups, have established a programme to save the turtles' eggs. Picture taken May 18, 2007. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl (IRAN) 

A new born Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) makes its way to the ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. . The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. Picture taken February 13, 2007. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

New born Hawksbill (Eretmochelys Imbricata) sea turtles wait in a box shortly before their release into the ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

A new born Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) makes its way to the ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. Picture taken February 13, 2007. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

New born Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) make their way to the ocean ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. Picture taken February 13, 2007. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

Tourists hold a new born Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) shortly before their release into the ocean at the TAMAR Project headquarters at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007.The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. Picture taken February 13, 2007. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

A new born Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) makes its way into the ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

New born Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) make their way to the ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL) 

A new born Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) makes its way to the ocean at Forte beach in the Brazilian coastal state of Bahia February 13, 2007. The TAMAR Sea Turtle Project, which have their main base at Forte beach, works to rescue and conserve the sea turtle. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker (BRAZIL)