U.S. beefs up conservation efforts for endangered sea turtles

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/18/sea.turtles.conservation/index.html?eref=mrss_igoogle_cnn

The government has revised its rules on sea turtles to try to decrease the number killed every year and reduce the threats they face.

The new regulations place the Loggerhead turtle into nine distinct population groups, depending on where they live, instead of listing the marine animal as a single worldwide species. In all nine segments the turtles are listed as either threatened or endangered.