Hawksbill turtle poaching to be fought with DNA technology

Project will trace tortoiseshell products in shops back to where they were poached

Researchers will use DNA technology to try to stop the illegal poaching of hawsksbill turtles for use in tortoiseshell products.

The population of the critically endangered species has declined by more than 75% in the Pacific Ocean in the past century and a key threat to the species' survival is illegal trade.