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The world’s largest hard-shelled turtle, the endangered loggerhead, also known as the Caretta caretta, is enjoying a new lease on life on the Greek island of Zakynthos, which is one of its main nesting grounds.

The European Commission brought infringement proceedings in the EU's highest judicial body which ruled against Greece for the way it treats Careta Careta turtles on Zakynthos.