Study finds Loggerhead turtles depend on broader range of habitat than previously thought A new US Geological Survey study suggests that the threatened loggerhead sea turtle may require broader habitat protection during the nesting season. "This is the first study to locate and quantify in-water habitat use by female loggerheads in the Northern Gulf of Mexico subpopulation during their reproductive periods," said lead author Kristen Hart, a USGS research ecologist. "Our tracking ...
July 15, 2013 - Environmental News Network
David Kennedy in International Herald Tribune We're not talking about a city, we're talking about this subpopulation, that's what drives everything,said David Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. "When...