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Extinct and Endangered Species
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Loggerhead addition, endangered, number of nesting sites, population numbers, certain more recent act that is making them endangered? Climate, people, etc

Sea Turtles
Loggerheads are not the most endangered species of sea turtles, but they are still in need of protection. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has determined that out of eleven of most threatened sea turtle populations, three of them are loggerheads. These populations have nesting site located in Japan, Cape Verde, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. There are also many loggerhead nesting sites located in the Mediterranean. According to a study done in 2017, about 98% of the loggerhead sea turtles that needed rehabilitation in the Mediterranean were due to human impaction such as the ingestion of plastic and debris, accidental longline catching, boat collision, or entanglement. The other 2% were impaired due to infectious disease. These numbers are a large reason for why the IUCN is calling for greater protection of all marine life in the Mediterranean. .

References

Blasi, M. F., & Mattei, D. (2017). Seasonal encounter rate, life stages and main threats to the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Aeolian Archipelago (southern Thyrrenian Sea). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(3), 617-630.

Camiñas, J. A., Kaska, Y., & Hochscheid, S. (2020). Conservation of Marine Turtles in the Mediterranean Sea. IUCN Center for Mediterranean Cooperation.

Experts identify world's most threatened sea turtle populations. IUCN. (2022, June 27). Retrieved October 17, 2022, from https://www.iucn.org/content/experts-identify-worlds-most-threatened-sea-turtle-populations