AFP presents a photo essay of 36 images by photographer Ye Aung Thu on sea turtles taken between October 18-21 on Thameela Island, Myanmar. Images can be found on www.afpforum.com. Search SLUG: MYANMAR-ANIMAL-WILDFILE-TURTLES - Peril plagues the young life of a baby turtle in Myanmar; if the crabs don't get them before they scramble from the beach to the sea, poachers or fishing trawlers may do - while habitat destruction also decimates their numbers. Myanmar's waters boast five of the world's seven sea turtle species, including the critically endangered hawksbill, the endangered green turtle as well as the olive ridley, leatherback and loggerhead turtles, all listed as vulnerable. (Photo by Ye Aung THU / AFP) / PHOTO ESSAY by Ye Aung THU