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Waar om die Loggerhead Turtle in Suid-Afrika te sien

Gashere het die Loggerhead Turtle gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

Caretta caretta · Vulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle
Foto: (c) Michael Bommerer, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Wanneer en waar om die Loggerhead Turtle te vind

Gashere het die Loggerhead Turtle gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs iSimangaliso Wetland Park.

IUBN Rooi Lys

Vulnerable

Spesie

Caretta caretta

Waarnemings

154

iNaturalist-waarnemings

Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.

Vrae wat reisigers vra

’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Loggerhead Turtle op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Loggerhead Turtle in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Loggerhead Turtle at stays in or beside iSimangaliso Wetland Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Loggerhead Turtle in South Africa?

The Loggerhead Turtle is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (58% of records), Western Cape (34% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), based on 154 iNaturalist observations. 2 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Loggerhead Turtle on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Loggerhead Turtle?

The Loggerhead Turtle is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. iSimangaliso Wetland Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Loggerhead Turtle?

The Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Loggerhead Turtle?

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) long when fully grown, although larger specimens of up to 280 cm (110 in) have been discovered.

Verblyf wat teruggee

Waar om te bly vir ’n kans om die Loggerhead Turtle te sien

Elke verblyf op die Loggerhead Turtle-bladsy lys die spesies wat die gasheer op of naby die eiendom aangeteken het. ’n Aantekening is ’n waarneming, nooit ’n belofte nie.

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