Many baby turtles get killed from eating bad things. Archie Carr also spent a long time looking for the nesting beach of the Kemp's Ridley. It showed 40,000 female Kemp's Ridleys that went on the beach as Rancho Nuevo to lay their eggs. Now hardly any nest there. In 1994 only about 500 females showed up to lay their eggs.
Turtles have a tough time surviving.
They have many predators. The worst one is people. Japan is the number one place for sea turtle marketing. They make many sea turtle products. These include turtle shell mounts, stuffed baby turtles and meat.