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Loggerhead sea turtle
Caretta caretta

Threats to survival:

Four key categories can be identified, although threats to loggerheads vary from one region to another.

Coastal development | illustration: M. Demma © ICRAM Accidental capture by fishing boats | illustration: M. Demma © ICRAM Marine debris | illustration: M. Demma © ICRAM
Photopollution | illustration: M. Demma © ICRAM
Loss of habitat due to coastal development, including tourism and idustrialisation
Accidental capture by fishing activities
Pollution due to industrial waste, marine debris etc
Collision with motorboats

Photopollution
Animal predation | illustration: M. Demma © ICRAM
      
Human predation due to egg collecting,
meat consumption (not intensive due to low palatability of the meat), carapace exploitation (not intensive as poor quality)
Animal predation
      
Illustrations: M. Demma © ICRAM
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