Learn a few quick facts and trivia about Sea Turtles in the Maldives and Crown & Champa Resorts' efforts to protect them.

1. DID YOU
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2. #1
Sea turtles are the live representatives of a group of
reptiles that have existed on Earth and traveled our seas
for the last 100 million years.

3. #2
All 7 species of sea turtles are officially listed as
threatened by the International Union for Conservation
of Nature.

4. Green
19%
Hawksbill
1%
Olive Ridley
74%
Loggerhead
4%
Leatherback
3%
#3
The Olive Ridley
sea turtle makes
up 95% of the
nesting female
population in the
Indian Ocean,
the most
abundant sea
turtle population.

5. #4
There are organizations dedicated to sea
turtle conservation in the Maldives, such as
the Marine Savers, Olive Ridley Project &
Marine Turtle Rescue Center, together with
Euro-Divers, Prodivers and Ocean Dive Group.

6. #5
In it's first year, the
Olive Ridley
Project's Marine
Turtle Rescue
Center had
successfully
rehabilitated 15
injured sea turtles,
which were
released into the
Indian Ocean.

7. #6
On May 4, 2018,
the Euro-Divers
Meeru Team
rescued and
released an
unharmed Olive
Ridley sea turtle
tangled in a
'ghost net' in the
North Male Atoll.

8. #7
A total of 287 sea turtles have been identified in the
Lhaviyani Atoll. 170 of these are green sea turtles,
meaning that nearly half of all the green sea turtles in the
Maldives live in this area.

9. #8
Awareness and education are an important step
towards sea turtle conservation in the Maldives. Speak to
our Marine Biologists and Dive Center Managers for more
information.

10. NOW
YOU DO!Sea Turtle Facts & Trivia
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