Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
3	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
4	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
5	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
6	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
7	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
8	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
9	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
10	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
11	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
12	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	Insufficient data
13	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
14	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
15	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
16	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
17	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Loggerhead Sea Turtle in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Loggerhead Sea Turtle sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 26 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Loggerhead Sea Turtle in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Loggerhead Sea Turtle in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.