A report published by the Turtle Conservation Coalition calls attention to the grave conservation status of the world's tortoises and freshwater turtles. According to Turtles in Trouble: The World’s 25+ Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles – 2018, more than half of the currently recognized 356 species of turtles and tortoises are threatened with extinction. Among all animals, only the nonhuman primates, with approximately 60% of species threatened with extinction, are in a more precarious state. The report updates earlier assessments, and adds two new species to the most endangered list.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/turtles-trouble-world%E2%80%99s-25-most-endangered-tortoises-and-freshwater-turtles-%E2%80%93-2018
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/turtle-conservation-coalition
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/turtles
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global