How to Use hawksbill turtle in a Sentence

hawksbill turtle

noun
  • Several green and hawksbill turtles are darting in and out of a vibrant coral cliff with seemingly millions of species, from sculpins to sun coral and everything in between.
    Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Siaba Besar is well-suited to newer snorkelers, thanks to its sheltered reefs, gentler currents, and frequent green and hawksbill turtle sightings.
    Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Among other damage, the oil can essentially suffocate mangrove trees, interfere with hawksbill turtles’ and green sea turtles’ sense of smell that guides their navigation, and prevent fish from reproducing.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • Eco effort The island grows thousands of exotic flowers, plants, and trees in its own nursery and uses wastewater to irrigate common land, and all beaches on the island are protected nesting areas for the endangered hawksbill turtle.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The island’s more disheveled beach, Pasture Bay (a hawksbill turtle nesting haven from June until November), is fringed by wayward bushes and wildflowers—a scene, one imagines, not far removed from the one Christopher Columbus sailed into in 1463.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026

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