World Turtle News, 08/30/2015

Sea Turtles are reclaiming the Georgia coast

After hitting a nesting low in 2004 and now a nesting record 2015 the lead Conservation article tells the story of the change to the sea turtles on the Georgia coast. The KTTC are interviewed on CBC, the tortoise rescue head back to Joshua Tree and a live stream of snapping turtle hatchlings and more in the Conservation section. Guilty again of stealing turtle eggs; Crime & Punishment section. A family trip around the Turtle and Tortoise museum; Blog News section and a lost tortoise is returned to its rightful owner; Lost & Found section.

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Conservation

Sea turtles are reclaiming the Georgia coast.

KTTC Talk Turtle Coservation on CBC’s Fresh Air.

Tortoise rescue heads back to Joshua Tree.

Loving them enough to let them go.

Four Loggerhead Sea Turtles Rescued in Carteret County.

Students release young turtles.

The new multinational Sea Turtle Team ready to go for the Fall!.

Watch: Snapping turtle hatchlings on live stream.

Crime & Punishment

Georgia man guilty for 2nd time of stealing sea turtle eggs.

Blog News

The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum we go!.

Lost & Found

‘Stump’ the tortoise returned to rightful owner.

Did You Know…

Aestivation is a state of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation, characterized by inactivity and a lowered metabolic rate, that is entered in response to high temperatures and arid conditions. It takes place during times of heat and dryness, the hot dry season, which are often the summer months.

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Photo from Dawn Childs/USGS

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