loggerhead

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A rare loggerhead turtle - a species not native to UK waters - has been rescued after being found near-dead on a Suffolk beach after being washed ashore in stormy weather.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

For example, non-native feral hogs are now major predators of loggerhead sea turtle eggs along the Georgia coast, USA, while coyotes in eastern North America are expanding onto coastal barrier islands, altering those ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

An injured loggerhead sea turtle has been released back into the wild.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

The fire also swept through parts of the island that have rare habitats for sensitive plant and animal species found nowhere else, such as the endangered San Clemente loggerhead shrike, a carnivorous songbird.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Today it was awesomely pure and bright, and totally safe for an old loggerhead to browse the grassy flats.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen