{"id":30158,"date":"2026-02-17T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T04:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30158"},"modified":"2026-02-17T15:24:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T09:54:41","slug":"loggerhead-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/loggerhead-turtle\/","title":{"rendered":"Loggerhead Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Loggerhead Turtle Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, it is observed that warmer oceans and depleting food have affected the ubiquitous marine Loggerhead turtle\u2019s reproductive and migratory patterns, and even its size<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Loggerhead Turtle<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>species of oceanic turtle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the family Cheloniidae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named Loggerhead for their large heads that support powerful jaw muscles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>world\u2019s largest hard-shelled turtle,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> slightly larger at average and maximum mature weights than the green sea turtle and the Galapagos tortoise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also the world\u2019s second largest extant turtle after the leatherback sea turtle.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses <\/span><b>the geomagnetic field<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a map when <\/span><b>navigating large distances.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They may be found hundreds of <\/span><b>miles out to sea,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as in inshore areas such as bays, <\/span><b>lagoons, salt marshes, creeks.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It inhabits the <\/span><b>Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>omnivorous,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feeding mainly on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, such as gastropods, bivalves, and decapods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lifespan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Loggerheads can live up to 80 years or more.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation status:<\/b> <b>IUCN: Vulnerable.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Threats:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Climate change, direct harvest of turtles and eggs, Loss and degradation of nesting habitat, Ocean pollution\/marine debris and bycatch in fishing gear.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/loggerhead-turtles-face-four-pronged-threats-due-to-climate-change\/article70639096.ecehttps:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/loggerhead-turtles-face-four-pronged-threats-due-to-climate-change\/article70639096.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loggerhead Turtle is a species of oceanic turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. 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