June 2010

The tragedies unfolding in the Gulf Coast aren’t just affecting its people, jobs, and coastline. The animals in the Gulf Coast are suffering greatly—particularly the loggerhead sea turtle. Loggerhead sea turtles were already under attack well before the oil spill even occurred, however. In the past ten years, their numbers have dwindled down to half their normal nesting females.

Considered a threatened species, the loggerhead is now being considered for endangered status by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The Gulf region is so important to this species because it’s the turtle’s second-biggest nesting area—not just in the United States, but in the world itself. Without it, the species is sure to suffer a further decline.

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