Hawksbill Turtle

Philatelic sheet originally issued on May 1997 and featured at a commemorative First Day Cover (FDC) and souvenir sheet issued by Fiji for the Boston 2026 World Expo "Favourite Stamp Day", is dedicated entirely to the conservation of the endangered Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), known locally in Fijian as Taku. The sheet forms a single, beautiful continuous artistic scene transitions from an above-water nesting beach to an underwater coral ecosystem: - 63c Stamp: Depicts an adult hawksbill turtle laying eggs on the sandy beach - 81c Stamp: Illustrates a cluster of vulnerable hatchlings emerging directly from their nest - $1.06 Stamp: Captures the young hatchlings making their perilous journey across the sand and entering the sea - $2.00 Stamp: Shows a mature adult hawksbill turtle swimming underwater amidst a coral reef