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loggerhead

[law-ger-hed, log-er-] / ˈlɔ gərˌhɛd, ˈlɒg ər- /


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"Bulldozers on the beaches have already damaged the nesting sites of loggerhead turtles, which are threatened with extinction," Olsi Nika, a marine biologist who heads the NGO EcoAlbania, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

For more than 25 years, Khalil dedicated herself to protecting endangered loggerhead and green sea turtles that nest along Lebanon's southern coast.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Federal authorities charged a Daly City man in an international trafficking plot to smuggle nearly 300 poached loggerhead musk turtles from Florida to Taiwan.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 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

Another loggerhead turtle surfaced in the chop off the beach.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen


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