THE Hawksbill, a medium-sized marine turtle (usually less than a metre long and weighing 40kg to 60kg) with elaborate coloured patterns on its shell and narrow pointed mouth reminiscent of a bird of prey, is facing extinction, according to World Conservation Union (IUCN).
Categorised as a critically endangered animal under the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species, the Hawksbill is endangered by losing feeding habitat, excessive egg-collection, fishery-related mortality, pollution and coastal development by humans.
