Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with a shoal of Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming with the top of its shell just above the water surface, Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming past a fish, Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with a shoal of Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatching, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Two newly hatched Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) heading for the sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) heading down the beach towards the sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with its front flippers pressed tight to the marginal scutes of its carapace to avoid predation, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) showing egg tooth used to break through shell, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming in sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Female Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) crawling up beach in search of spot to lay eggs, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgre / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) with a shoal of Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) Pico, Azores, Portugal, June 2009 WWE BOOK. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) at sea edge, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009 WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Todd Pusser / Juvenile Loggerhead turtle {Caretta caretta} underwater, Azores, Atlantic.

Norbert Wu / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), 2-3 year old juvenile swimming, Florida

Mitsuaki Iwago / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) female laying eggs in nest in beach sand, Australia

Norbert Wu / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) two to three year-old juvenile swimming at surface, Florida

Mitsuaki Iwago / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling emerging from underground nest on sandy beach, Australia

Fred Bavendam / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming underwater with Remora attached to its carapace, South Caicos, British West Indies

Fred Bavendam / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta), Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Doug Perrine / Loggerhead turtle hatchling makes for the sea {Caretta caretta} Juno beach, Florida, Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings and eggs in bucket, turtle conservation, Iykian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling on beach, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) breathing at surface, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings emerging from sand, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling running to the sea, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) egg held in hand, lycian coast, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling on pebbles, Lykia, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings emerging from sand, Lykia, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings heading to sea, Lykia, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling heading to sea, Lykia, Turkey

Konrad Wothe / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling held by child, Lykia, Turkey

Jeff Rotman / Vets perform an operation to remove tumors from a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta). The Turtle Hospital, Florida Keys, Florida, USA.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildlife warden measuring size of an egg-laying female Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) Banga Nek, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, December 2010

Ann & Steve Toon / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) moving down the beach from nest to sea at night, Banga Nek, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, December 2010

Ann & Steve Toon / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) moving down the beach from nest to sea at night, Banga Nek, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, December 2010

Adrian Davies / Nest site of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) cordoned off from the rest of the beach, near tourist hotel, Platanias, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Adrian Davies / Nest site of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) cordoned off from the rest of the beach. Platanias, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Adrian Davies / Nest site of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) cordoned off from the rest of the beach, near tourst hotel. Platanias, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Adrian Davies / Nest site of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) cordoned off from the rest of the beach. Platanias, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Adrian Davies / Warning sign and protective cage over nest site of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) Platanias, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Adrian Davies / Nest site of Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta)cordoned off from the rest of the beach. Platanias, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Ann & Steve Toon / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings newly emerged from nest, moving towards the shoreline at night, Banga Nek, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings newly emerged from nest, moving towards the shoreline at night, Banga Nek, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Two Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings moving from nest to sea at night, Banga Nek, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Nests of the Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) caged by volunteers who guard the beach at night. Cirali beach, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) female laying eggs in nest in sand, Cirali beach, Turkey, August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Hatchling of the Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) emerging from the sand to find its way down to the sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) at sea edge, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) emerging from the sand, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Newly hatched Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) heading for the sea, Dalyan Delta, Turkey, August 2009

Richard Herrmann / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) with invertebrates on its shell, San Diego, California

Tony Phelps / Men removing loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) from fishermen's nets. Dibbah, UAE, April 2008

Dietmar Nill / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) adult swimming, German Oceanographic Museum, Stralsund, Germany, captive

Pete Oxford / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming, North Stradbroke Island, Australia

Pete Oxford / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming near ocean bottom, North Stradbroke Island, Australia

Gerry Ellis / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) laying eggs in nest on beach

Rob Tilley / Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) making tracks towards the sea, Yakushima, Nagata, Japan

Mitsuaki Iwago / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings emerging from underground nest on sandy beach, Australia

Nature Production / Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta} young going back to the sea, Japan

PREMAPHOTOS / Loggerhead turtle female (Caretta caretta) with a tagged front leg, returns to the sea after laying her eggs, Australia

Jose B. Ruiz / Dead Loggerhead turtle on shore (Caretta caretta) Spain

Rob Tilley / Loggerhead Turtle on beach, portrait {Caretta caretta} Nagata, Yakushima, Kagoshima, Japan

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Loggerhead turtle returning to the sea {Caretta caretta} Espirito Santo, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Loggerhead turtle emerging from sea {Caretta caretta} Bahia, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Loggerhead turtle emerging from sea {Caretta caretta} Bahia, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Loggerhead turtle emerging from sea {Caretta caretta} Bahia, Brazil

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Loggerhead turtle emerging from sea {Caretta caretta} Bahia, Brazil

Doug Perrine / Loggerhead turtle hatchling swimming {Caretta caretta} Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Loggerhead turtle {Caretta caretta} feeds on Spiny lobster {Panulirus argus} Bahamas

Pat De La Harpe / Loggerhead turtle on beach {Caretta caretta} returning to sea after egg laying

Ingo Arndt / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) endangered, close up of flipper

Norbert Wu / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) caught on long-line, will drown if not released in time, Baja California, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming underwater, Caribbean

Flip Nicklin / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming beside reef, Grey's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia

Flip Nicklin / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) being outfitted with a satellite tracking device, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Louisiana

Flip Nicklin / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) being outfitted with a satellite tracking device, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Texas

Flip Nicklin / Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) swimming beside sponge, Grey's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Georgia

Jeff Rotman / Students measure Loggerhead turtle {Carretta carretta} Caribbean Sea.

Doug Perrine / Loggerhead turtle {Caretta caretta} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Head profile of Loggerhead turtle {Caretta caretta} Bahamas Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Loggerhead turtle {Caretta caretta} head and flipper close up. Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic (Non-ex).

Doug Perrine / Loggerhead turtle {Caretta caretta} Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean (Non-ex).

LYNN M. STONE / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) returns to sea after laying eggs. Florida, USA

Nature Production / Loggerhead Turtle {Caretta caretta} swimming, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Nature Production / Loggerhead Turtle {Caretta caretta} swimming underwater with sunlight behind, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Nature Production / Loggerhead Turtle {Caretta caretta} laying eggs at night, Japan