Conservation Status

The conservation status of marine turtle species occurring in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been assessed by IUCN (the World Conservation Union), by the Australian Government, and by the State of Queensland.

Common Name	Scientific Name	IUCN (World Conservation Union)1	Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 19992	Queensland Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 19943
Family: Cheloniidae
Loggerhead	Caretta caretta	Endangered	Endangered	Endangered
Green	Chelonia mydas	Endangered	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Hawksbill	Eretmochelys imbricata	Critically Endangered	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Flatback	Natator depressus	Data deficient	Vulnerable	Vulnerable
Olive Ridley	Lepidochelys olivacea	Endangered	Endangered	Endangered
Family: Dermochelidae
Leatherback	Dermochelys coriacea	Endangered	Vulnerable	Endangered

¹IUCN Red List categories: Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Lower Risk, Data Deficient (Source: 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals).

²Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 categories: Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Lower Risk, Data Deficient.

³Queensland Nature Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 1994 schedules: Presumed Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare, Common.