DBT Die-off Remains a Mystery
Saxitoxin levels have reached record levels, but the die-off of the local Diamondback Terrapin population is still covered in a shroud a mystery. While it would make sense that, as their food source has become filled with this toxin, that many of the terrapins would die, tests conducted have yet to confirm that the toxin is the culprit. Saxitoxin is produced by the “red tide” algal bloom, Alexandrium. This bloom has filled some of the local waterways, which is what has caused the toxin to reach record levels. The search goes on.
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Turtle News From Around the World
World Turtle Day®
Disney’s Epcot and Animal Kingdom will be celebrating today, from 9A to 5P.
The Wildlife Center of Virginia will be celebrating the day by transferring a number of rehabbing turtles into an outdoor enclosure, their last stop before release.
Conservation
Flatback Sea Turtle hatchlings released from Casuarina Beach.
A massive effort to conserve that Green Sea Turtle in Australia has received a huge donation from a corporate sponsor.
Sea turtles are having a hard time completing their nesting mission in Highland Beach, FL.
Turtle sanctuary plays key role and has big plans.
Here’s an article reminding us of the risks and rewards of helping reptilian travelers.
Ecology
TCI tracks two more teenage Green Sea Turtles.
Archaeology
50-million-year-old turtle fossils discovered in central Queensland oil shale mine.
Did You Know…
Five subspecies of Diamondback Terrapin occur in Florida, far more than any other state.
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