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Loggerhead turtles to be listed as endangered-species
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed yesterday that loggerhead sea turtles be considered an endangered species throughout much of the world, including the North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic oceans.
The US federal government has recommended an endangered species listing for loggerhead turtles
n the Northwest Atlantic, the turtles have seen a nesting decline of 40 percent in the past decade. In the North Pacific, populations are down about 80 percent, and specialists fear that the turtles are on the brink of extinction.
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With the endangered declaration, advocates hope the government will designate critical habitats for the turtles, especially on their nesting beaches, which on the US East Coast usually stretch from Virginia to Florida. This would place a special conservation and management status on such beaches.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) are soliciting public comments on the listing change they are seeking.
They will accept detailed information about population trends, turtle behavior and harmful human activities for 90 days.
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