Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)

Species in this group

LC

Chelonia mydas

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~30%

May

~40%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Green Sea Turtles

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 195 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 1	~80%
	Green Sea Turtle			~80%
2	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~70%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
3	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~70%
	Green Sea Turtle			~70%
4	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
5	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~60%
	Green Sea Turtle			~60%
6	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~50%
	Green Sea Turtle			~50%
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 1	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
8	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
9	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
10	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 1	~40%
	Green Sea Turtle			~40%
11	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
12	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~30%
	Green Sea Turtle			~30%
13	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
14	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
15	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
16	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
17	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
18	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
19	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
20	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
21	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
22	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
23	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~20%
	Green Sea Turtle			~20%
24	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
25	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
26	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
27	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
28	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
29	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
30	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 1	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	~10%
	Green Sea Turtle			~10%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 1	<5%
	Green Sea Turtle			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
3	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
7	Toba Aquarium	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
8	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
9	Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
10	Kélonia	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
11	Aquarium de la Réunion	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
12	Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
13	Zoo Miami	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
14	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
16	SeaWorld San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Safari Park Open Zoo	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
18	Beijing Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
19	西霞口神雕山野生動物世界	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
20	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Parque y Zoológico Nacional Arquitecto Manuel Valverde Podestá	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	In captivity
22	Safari World	🇹🇭 Thailand	In captivity
23	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
24	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Detroit Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
26	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
27	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
28	Audubon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
29	Nanning Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
30	Zoológico de San Juan de Aragón	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
31	Guangzhou Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
32	Franklin Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
33	Fort Worth Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
34	Gatorland	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	Sea World	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
36	Wildlands	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
37	Zoológico Benito Juárez	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
38	Cleland Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
39	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
40	Zoológico la pastroa	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
41	Neo Park Okinawa	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
42	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
43	Surabaya Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
44	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Riverbanks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
46	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Turtle Back Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Sea Life Park Hawaii	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Kazan Zoo & Botanical Garden	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
50	Kuala Lumpur Bird Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	In captivity

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