Gabon and Its Turtles: A Story From Africa

Gabon sea turtle conservation A2 level

Gabon is a country in West Africa. It has beautiful beaches on the Atlantic Ocean.

These beaches are very important for sea turtles. Sea turtles come to the beaches to lay eggs.

When the eggs hatch, baby turtles come out. The baby turtles must go to the sea.

This journey is dangerous. Birds and other animals eat the baby turtles.

Some people also take turtle eggs, which is illegal. Organisations are working to protect these turtles.

They watch the beaches and protect the eggs. But there is a problem: these organisations need money.

Right now, they do not have enough money. This is a big problem because without money, they cannot protect the turtles.

Sea turtles are very old animals — they have lived on Earth for more than 100 million years. But now they are in danger.

If we do not protect them, they could become extinct. Extinct means an animal disappears from the Earth forever.