Under the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ‘red list’
loggerheads are considered endangered.
ENDANGERED (EN)
- A taxon is Endangered when it is not Critically
Endangered but is facing a very high risk of extinction
in the wild in the near future.
Threats
Threats to loggerheads vary from one region to another
but include:
Loss
of habitat due to coastal development, including tourism
and industrialisation
Collision
with motorboats
Accidental
capture by fishing activities
Pollution
due to industrial waste, marine debris etc
