Promontory, Utah. Promontory is an area of high ground in Box Elder County, Utah, 32 mi (51 km) west of Brigham City and 66 mi (106 km) northwest of Salt Lake City. Rising to an elevation of 4,902 feet (1,494 m) above sea level, it lies to the north of the Promontory Mountains and the Great Salt Lake.
1 Hawksbills are considered Critically Endangered around the world by the IUCN Red List and are listed as Endangered in the US. 2  Some researchers believe the Eastern Pacific hawksbill is likely the most endangered sea turtle population worldwide. 3  Their scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricata.
Conservation and Management. The leatherback sea turtle is protected as an Endangered species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Endangered species by Floridaâs Endangered and Threatened Species Rule, and by Florida's Marine Turtle Protection Act (379.2431, Florida Statutes).onservation and Management. The leatherback sea turtle is protected as an Endangered species by the Federal Endangered Species Act and as a Federally-designated Endangered species by Floridaâs Endangered and Threatened Species Rule, and by Florida's Marine Turtle Protection Act (379.2431, Florida Statutes).