Loggerhead Sea Turtle Bracelet

Loggerhead Turtles are the largest hard-shelled sea turtle, they grow up to 3.5 feet long and can weigh from 400 pounds to as much as 1,000 pounds. They dig huge holes with chambers in which to lay their eggs. During their two months of incubation, surrounding temperatures determine whether a hatchling will emerge a male or a female – warmer temperatures yield female hatchlings, while cooler temperatures yield males. When female loggerheads reach 20 years old, they return to the beaches on which they were lain and begin the cycle anew. Loggerheads are listed as ‘Threatened’ under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Due to commercial fishing and other activities, their populations are quickly dwindling towards endangerment. Another factor contributing to the loggerheads continual decline is the loss and destruction of nesting beaches. As human development encroaches further and further onto beaches and sea levels rise, the space left for loggerheads is slowly squeezed out.