The Hawaiian Green Seat Turtle, or honu, is listed as an endangered species.
Photo by Peter French.
This unused postcard was bought in 2012.
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Like other sea turtles, green sea turtles migrate long distances between feeding grounds and hatching beaches. Many islands worldwide are known as Turtle Island due to green sea turtles nesting on their beaches. Females crawl out on beaches, dig nests and lay eggs during the night. Later, hatchlings emerge and scramble into the water. Those that reach maturity may live to eighty years in the wild.
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