The Loggerhead sea turtle owes his name to its exceptional large head with strong jaws. The shell of the Loggerhead sea turtle is heart shaped and has short, thick flippers with claws. The Loggerhead, contrary to some of the other sea turtles, like the green sea turtle, the hawksbill and the leatherback strictly carnivorous. The main diet of the Loggerhead consists of crabs, shrimps, clams and other shellfish. Their habitat are tropical waters all over the world. In Costa Rica the Loggerheads come ashore in on the Caribbean beaches of Tortuguero and Parismina in the north of the Province of Limon. But also more south in the Talamanca region in the remote town of Gandoca close to the Panamanian border in the Gandoca – Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge. The Loggerhead can weigh up to 160 kilos and measures somewhere between 70 and 107 centimetres. Its most favourite habitat are shallow waters of river deltas and the ocean. The Loggerhead sea turtle does not nest every year, they come ashore with a minimum interval of two years and make per season a number of nests that varies from four to seven. Every Loggerhead nest contains some 125 eggs that hatch after two months. Today it’s estimated that there only 44,000 females left worldwide and makes the Loggerhead sea turtle an endangered species facing extinction. Although the Loggerhead is the most abundant of the sea turtles, it lives in a habitat that is invaded by humans. Shrimp trawling has reduced the number of Loggerheads dramatically. The other threat comes from the disappearance of landing beaches. More and more beaches get contaminated with buildings and since the turtles only come ashore in the dark and are scared off by lights, unfamiliar smells and other disturbances. Thanks to the efforts to implement measures that secure sustainable development, sea turtle protection projects are in place and are a major tourist attraction. Now the locals work closely together with Costa Rica’s governmental organisation, international scientific institutes.