Dubai Works On The Conservation Of The Hawksbill Turtle
The hawksbill turtle is native to that region and there are only 8000 estimated nesting females worldwilde. The Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project has been working with this species for about 11 years, releasing more than 800 turtles. The goal of this project is to increase the number of turtles in the wild and also to study their movements by using satellite technology. On top of that, this project takes injured turtles where intensive care and rehabilitation is provided. One of the injured turtle they received needed 3 years to rehabilitate.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Gujarat will open three more hatcheries to help with the conservation of the green turtle and the olive ridley turtle.
Local residents from South Frontenac help protecting and releasing turtles. 200 babies have been released over 6 years.
You can volunteer for the Box Turtle Population Enhancement Project in Georgia and help locating turtle nests.
Health and Medical
Read more about the rescue of a loggerhead sea turtle.
Obituary
Between 50 and 80 hatchling sea turtles were found dead on the beach because of disorientation.
Crime and Punishment
In the state of New York, a snapping turtle was caught, brought to a party and tortured by a bunch of high school kids.
Education
Joshua Tree National Park produced a video on when and how to remove a tortoise from the road.
Research and Discovery
A marine science major from Coastal Carolina University wants to determine how much artificial light is “too much” for sea turtles.
Miscellaneous
80-pound sulcata tortoise was found trying to cross a road.
Watch this video of a sea turtle laying eggs caught on tape at Daytona Beach.
Did You Know…
Young hawksbill turtles spend most of their time on masses of floating sea plants, such as sargassum because they cannot dive into deep water.
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Photo from Time out dubai
