Green sea turtles at French Frigate Shoals within Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge

More than a dozen dark-colored turtles crawl onto a stretch of sandy beach
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USFWS

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More than 90 percent of the Hawaiian population of green sea turtles travels to the French Frigate Shoals within Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge for safe nesting.
Facility
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge
Species
Chelonia mydas
Subject tags
Coasts
Islands
Marine ecology
Marine environments
Wildlife
Wildlife refuges