The chance that asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit our planet is one in a thousand. On average, an asteroid with a diameter of 500 m can be expected to impact Earth about every 130,000 years.

The current (as of 2014) best estimate of the impact probability is of 0.037% in the interval 2175 to 2196.

If you are born a Sea Turtle, the odds are never in your favour. Only one in a thousand baby sea turtles survives to adulthood.

Nearly all species of Sea Turtle are classified as Endangered. Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation.

They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites.

Sea Turtles are a fundamental link in the marine ecosystems. They help maintain the health of coral reefs.

Sea Turtles are the live representatives of a group of reptiles that have existed on Earth and traveled our seas for the last 100 million years. since the time of the dinosaurs.

Sea Turtle have major cultural significance and tourism value.