Loggerhead turtles face four-pronged threats due to climate change

Category : Climate Change | Location : International  | Posted on 2026-02-23 06:41:23

The spectre of climate change has come to haunt one of the ocean’s most ubiquitous — yet vulnerable — turtles: the strong-jawed loggerhead, named after its exceptionally large head. These omnivorous marine reptiles have been impacted in at least four ways by global warming. As the ocean warms and marine produce dwindle, these turtles are nesting earlier in the year, and more worryingly, they are producing fewer eggs and less often, said a new paper published in the journal Animals. And if that wasn’t enough, this sea creature is getting smaller in size too.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/loggerhead-turtles-face-four-pronged-threats-due-to-climate-change/article70639096.ece