The Guayaquil flooded grasslands is an ecoregion near the Pacific coast of the Ecuador. The ecoregion is critically endangered due to conversion into agricultural land.
Flooded grasslands between Duran and Virgen de Fatima, Ecuador
The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus Eretmochelys. The species has a global distribution that
Hawksbill sea turtle (top right) in a 1904 plate by Ernst Haeckel
Carapace's serrated margin and overlapping scutes are evident in this individual
Close-up of the hawksbill's distinctive beak