China seize 620 turtles and tortoise
In a shipment traveling from Vietnam to China, officials find 620 tortoises and turtles illegally stowed away and seize them; in the Crime & Punishment section. Sea turtle enthusiasts watch hatchlings emerge at Pensacole Beach, Con Dao forest rangers help sea turtles, see the Conservation section. Plus lots more…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Memorable night for sea turtle enthusiasts.
Con Dao sea turtles give birth with forest rangers’ help.
Crowd gathers for sea turtle nest exam, excavation.
Northern corridor plans slighted in BLM’s draft area management plans.
Education
Sea Turtle Hospital: Up close with an endangered species.
Bruce Museum Seeks Citizen Science Volunteers.
St Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network 8th annual camp another success!
Crime & Punishment
China seizes 620 turtles and tortoises, most endangered, in shipment from Vietnam.
Miscellany
Stopping to protect a snapping turtle.
Building communities for animal lovers.
Did You Know…
The Indochinese box turtle, Vietnamese box turtle, or flowerback box turtle (Cuora galbinifrons) is a species of Asian box turtles from China (Hainan and Guangxi), northern and central Vietnam, Laos. Conservation Status: Criticaly Indangered.
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Photo from AP Photo/Aaron Favila
