Scientists caution fisheries and climate change still threaten the animals. Sustained conservation efforts must continue so the turtles can continue to recover, they say.

By Teresa Tomassoni

In the shallow turquoise waters off the island of Providenciales in Turks and Caicos—a British overseas territory south of the Bahamas—large adult green sea turtles rest on the sandy seafloor, grazing on seagrass. Juveniles surface for air as they swim through mangrove forests, while others tuck themselves into the shadows of coral reef crevices. It’s a scene of quiet abundance that can’t be taken for granted.

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