Loggerhead Turtle

Endangered under Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act 1992 and Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

Found in tropical and sub-tropical waters around the world, these carnivorous turtles can travel long distances from their nesting sites.

Loggerheads are commonly found in the Capricorn-Bunker group of islands, with between 10 and 150 females nesting there each year. Find out more about what they eat, where they live and why they’re special here.

All Marine turtles