Under US pressure, Mexico probes loggerhead sea turtle deaths

The Latin American nation has been criticized by US authorities for failing to do enough to protect the turtles, which have been affected by illegal fishing. As part of ongoing efforts to ease US concerns, the Mexican Navy carried out an expedition in August to study the habitat of the turtles in the Gulf of Ulloa off the Baja California peninsula. The possible impact of rising sea temperatures and a decrease in food sources will also be considered, Diego Lopez, an oceanographic researcher with the Navy, told AFP.