Illegal trade poses an enormous threat to sea turtles, which are trafficked for their meat, eggs, shells, and other parts. And stopping it isn’t easy.

Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades.Olive ridley turtles travel ...

Over 400 endangered sea turtles have washed ashore on India's east coast near the city of Chennai in the last two weeks in an event not witnessed in over two decades.Olive ridley turtles travel ...

FILE - An olive ridley turtle drags sand to cover its nest after laying it at the Rushikulya River in Ganjam, south of Bhubaneswar, India, March 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout, File) BENGALURU, ...