A green sea turtle shows off its shell
© Sergi Garcia Fernandez/Minden Pictures
A green sea turtle shows off its shell
Healthy turtles and tortoises are a crucial part of healthy ecosystems. Disappearing habitat and pollution mean trouble for many turtles, and certainly for the green sea turtle, which has been considered endangered for years. World Turtle Day, celebrated every May 23 since 2000, helps to raise awareness and increase education and understanding of turtles and tortoises, and the role they play in the vast web of life on Earth.
Javan tree frogs sitting together on a stalk in Indonesia
Green sea turtle diving, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Grey seal hitching itself over the beach at Donna Nook, North Lincolnshire, England
Humpback whale mother pushes her sleeping calf to the surface, Maui, Hawaii
Great gray owls in Montreal, Canada
Chameleon walking on a plant, Indonesia
Fossil skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex
A male yellow-bellied slider
