Current Listing Status Summary

Status: Endangered
Date Listed: 07/28/1978
Lead Region:   Southeast Region (Region 4)   
Where Listed: Mexican nesting pop.

Status: Threatened
Date Listed: 07/28/1978
Lead Region:   Southeast Region (Region 4)   
Where Listed: except where endangered


Population detail:

Population location: Breeding colony populations on Pacific coast of Mexico
Listing status: E

Population location: Wherever found except where listed as endangered
Listing status: T

For most current information and documents related to the conservation status and management of Lepidochelys olivacea , see its USFWS Species Profile