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Egypt · Nature & Wildlife · Hard
What is the name of the critically endangered sea turtle species that nests on the few remaining undisturbed beaches of the Red Sea coast and the Mediterranean shore near the Libyan border?
Answer: Loggerhead sea turtle — The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), classified as endangered globally, has important nesting sites on the remote Mediterranean beaches of Zaranik (northeastern Sinai) and several Red Sea islands — the females return to the exact beach where they hatched decades later, making these isolated sites irreplaceable for the species' survival.
- A Hawksbill sea turtle
- B Green sea turtle
- C Loggerhead sea turtle ✓
- D Leatherback sea turtle
The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), classified as endangered globally, has important nesting sites on the remote Mediterranean beaches of Zaranik (northeastern Sinai) and several Red Sea islands — the females return to the exact beach where they hatched decades later, making these isolated sites irreplaceable for the species' survival.