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Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta
- Approx 500 lbs and 3.5’ in length
Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas - Approx. 600 lbs and 4’ in length
Leatherback Sea Turtle - Dermochelys coriacea - Approx. 1300 lbs. and 7’ in length
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricate - Approx. 200 lbs. and 3’ in length
Nesting Process
• Male Loggerhead Sea Turtle
• The female will use her rear flippers alternately to scoop out the nest.
• The female lays an average of 107 eggs per clutch
Emergent Hatchlings
Loggerhead eggs hatch on average in 55 days.– Approx. 1 in 1,000 will make it to egg-laying age.
Non-manipulative Management
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