Federal government changes listing method for Loggerheard turtles

There has been a change in the way loggerhead sea turtles are listed under the endangered species act.

NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule on Friday changing the listing of loggerhead sea turtles from a single threatened species to nine distinct populations listed as either threatened or endangered.

In the final rule, five of the populations are listed as endangered and four as threatened.

The South Atlantic Ocean loggerhead turtle population will remain on the threatened list.

Scientists say the new listing will help focus sea turtle conservation efforts to the specific needs of the distinct populations.

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