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The population has declined since the 1970s from about 1000 breeding females. This, combined with the long time before their first breeding (age around 20 years), and low reproductive rate (breeding every two to five years), means the remaining loggerhead population is at serious risk of extinction from any increases in mortality.
An annual loss of only a few Loggerhead turtles could result in the extinction of the Queensland population. As female turtles return to nest in the area where they hatched, it is highly unlikely a population that has ‘died out’ would be recolonised by turtles from another population somewhere else in the world.” - Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority Website “About the Reef”
I am passionate about looking after our endangered sea turtles and donate over 50% from the sale of my turtle paintings to organisations who rescue and rehabilitate turtles who are either sick or injured.
Original painting by Carole Elliott