World Sea Turtle Day was established in 2001 when the Intergovernmental Memorandum for the Protection of Sea Turtles in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia came into force, with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) taking the lead. The aim is to spread awareness about the importance of protecting sea turtles.
What kind of animal is a sea turtle?
Sea turtles live in the sea and rarely come onto land. , and eat crustaceans.