The loggerhead sea turtle has experienced an aggressive decline in the past decade -- with an 80 percent decrease in the North Pacific and a 40 percent decline in the Northwest Atlantic, their most popular nesting spot.
Right now, the loggerhead sea turtles are only one of six remaining turtle species left in the United States.Fortunately, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service understand the importance of saving our dwindling sea turtle populations, and recently proposed to change the status of the North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic loggerhead sea turtles from threatened to endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Listing the loggerhead as endangered will be a major step in guarantee further protection. Speak up for sea turtles and sign the petition to list loggerheads as endangered.
