Threats to turtles are both natural and human-induced.

Natural factors influencing the survival of turtles and their nests include; high tides reaching the back of the beach inundating nests; predation by monitor lizards, honey badgers or dogs; predation of hatchlings on their way to the sea by opportunistic birds or crabs.

Human-induced threats include pollution; poaching of nesting females for their meat and shell; poaching of turtle eggs; capture and subsequent drowning in fishing nets and coastal development.