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Green sea turtles are no longer endangered, "thanks to decades of sustained conservation action," the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shared

The global population of the species "has increased approximately 28% since the 1970s, despite ongoing threats to some subpopulations," per the IUCN

The IUCN noted green sea turtles had "improved in status from Endangered to Least Concern" at the IUCN World Conservation Congress held in Abu Dhabi on October

The green sea turtle is no longer an endangered species.

During the recent International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress held in Abu Dhabi, conservationists confirmed that the sea turtle species had "improved in status from Endangered to Least Concern, thanks to decades of

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