Foiled smuggling attempts
The Crime and Punishment section is over flowing with foiled smuggling attempts, misplaced rescues, someone surfing on a leatherback sea turtle and beaches with sea turtle nest do not make ideal parking spots. There is also a good mix of stories in the Conservation section including rescues and volunteer articles. A nice story about a pet owner who realises they cannot care for their tortoise correctly and does the right thing; in the Miscellany section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Environmentalists studying impact of sea turtle mortality rate from excessive sargasso.
Volunteers have large role in Volusia’s Marine Science Center.
Floating green turtle trouble.
Ridley the sea turtle settles in to new home.
Injured tortoise rescued, under treatment.
Scores of turtles ‘wash back’ for rehab.
Tortoise to get facial prosthetic.
Crime & Punishment
138 black-spotted pond turtles being smuggled to Kuala Lumpur seized in Chennai.
Threatened tortoises & turtles rescued from Kolkata, two held.
Barangay captain sits on endangered leatherback turtle, sparks outrage among netizens.
Housewife allegedly steals 6 tortoises worth HKD90,000 from pet shop, sets them free.
Turtle-tail men due in court this month.
Sea Turtle Poachers Arrested After Sea Chase in Costa Rica.
BMW found stuck near sea turtle nests in Sarasota County, FWC investigating.
Fatally injured sea turtle may have been attacked by human.
Miscellany
Four-Legged Friends: Sampson the Tortoise.
Toasting with turtle eggs: It’s legal in Ostional.
Did You Know…
The Indian tent turtle (Pangshura tentoria) is a species of the Geoemydidae family. In line with their name, they are primarily found in Central and Northern India, Western Bangladesh, and Southern Nepal. They show a preference for large rivers such as Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna rivers and their tributaries.
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