The Loggerhead Turtle

The loggerhead turtle (scientific name caretta caretta) is a subspecies of sea turtle that inhabits the waters of the Coral Triangle, the Mesoamerican Reef, Coastal East Africa, and the Gulf of California. It can grow between 33 and 48 inches long, and it can weigh between 175 and 400 pounds. It is the most common subspecies of sea turtle found in the Mediterranean, nesting on beaches in parts of the world ranging from Libya to Israel to Turkey to Greece. It was given the "loggerhead" part of its name because of its large head that supports jaw muscles that are so powerful that it can crush the hard-shelled species it eats.

The loggerhead turtle is classified as a Vulnerable species. It is this close to becoming extinct because, as a species that constantly migrates, it often comes in contact with fisheries and, therefore, also often gets caught in shrimp gillnets and on longline hooks. Because of this, the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF's) effort to save it consists of advocating for the use of devices that would prevent it from getting entangled in gillnets and working with fisheries to switch to fishing hooks that it would not get caught on. This is being done because the way it feed on its prey keeps the sediments on the floors of the waters it inhabits in balance. This is also being done because it houses at least 100 different species of animals and small plants on its shell.

Source for picture and all information: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/loggerhead-turtle