Nesting beach management is a vital element of the population recovery efforts for the vulnerable loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) across the globe. In the southeast United Sates, turtle nests are threatened by numerous anthropogenic and natural threats, including predation of eggs by native and non-native predators. We analyzed loggerhead nest predation and other egg; loss using an exceptional 10-year data set (2009–2018) that covered nesting beaches on 12 islands on the Georgia coast. Our objectives were to 1) determine which predators cause the greatest loss of loggerhead sea turtle eggs, 2) evaluate whether non-native species have a higher; rate of predation than native species, and 3) compare predation rates to other major sources of egg loss across these islands. Our results show that under current strategies for nest management: 1) non-native feral hogs and native raccoons have the greatest impact as predators on sea turtle eggs; 2) non-native predators have caused significantly more egg loss across Georgia’s coast than native species, but the impact varies greatly by species; and 3) losses to predation are similar in magnitude to post-management losses from tides and storms over the last decade. We recommend the continued use of multiple management techniques, including nest screening and; targeted predator management, but caution that predator controls should be focused on those demonstrated to cause significant losses in order to prioritize conservation funding.

筑巢海滩管理是全球脆弱的海龟（Caretta caretta）进行种群恢复工作的重要组成部分。在美国东南部，海龟巢受到许多人为和自然威胁的威胁，包括本地和非本地捕食者对卵的捕食。我们分析了黑头nest的捕食和其他卵；使用一个异常的10年数据集（2009-2018）进行的损失评估，该数据集覆盖了佐治亚州海岸的12个岛屿上的嵌套海滩。我们的目标是：1）确定哪些食肉动物造成顶牛海龟卵损失最多； 2）评价非本地物种是否具有更高的捕获率；3）比较这些岛屿上的捕食率与其他主要的卵子损失来源。我们的结果表明，在当前的巢管理策略下：1）非本地野猪和本地浣熊作为掠食者对海龟卵的影响最大；2）非本地天敌在乔治亚州沿海地区造成的卵损失明显大于本地物种，但影响因物种而异。3）掠夺性损失的规模与过去十年来由于潮汐和风暴造成的管理后损失相似。我们建议继续使用多种管理技术，包括巢式筛选和；有针对性的捕食者管理，但要注意，捕食者的控制应集中在已证明会造成重大损失的控制上，以便优先安排保护资金。但影响因物种而异；（3）掠夺性损失的规模与过去十年来由于潮汐和风暴造成的管理后损失相似。我们建议继续使用多种管理技术，包括巢式筛选和；有针对性的捕食者管理，但要注意，捕食者的控制应集中在已证明会造成重大损失的控制上，以便优先安排保护资金。但影响因物种而异；（3）掠夺性损失的规模与过去十年来由于潮汐和风暴造成的管理后损失相似。我们建议继续使用多种管理技术，包括巢式筛选和；有针对性的捕食者管理，但要注意，捕食者的控制应集中在已证明会造成重大损失的控制上，以便优先考虑保护资金。