Loggerhead musk turtle: Difference between revisions

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The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] has listed the Loggerhead musk turtle as an [[animal]] of [[Least-concern species|least concern]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Dijk (N/A)|first=Peter Paul van|date=2010-08-01|title=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Sternotherus minor|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/en|journal=IUCN Red List of Threatened Species}}</ref>

Some common threats to this turtle include [[Habitat destruction|habitat loss]], negative interactions with humans, such as being killed by [[Car|cars]] or [[Boat|boats]] or dying after biting [[Fish hook|fish hooks]], and indirect threats such as threats to their food sources.<ref name=":242" /> While this turtle is vulnerable to [[Habitat destruction|habitat loss]], many [[Waterway|waterways]] within its range are protected by Florida state law. Also, three states within its range ([[Florida]], [[Mississippi]], and [[Tennessee]]) list it as a protected [[species]].<ref name=":242" />

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