Bellinger River Snapping Turtle Should Go Critically Endangered
To continue with that Bellinger River turtle crisis that we first heard about a few months ago, the NSW Scientific Committee, today, wish to list this species as Critically Endangered. This decision was made after a mystery virus heavily impacted the species’ population in February. That virus spread upstream very quickly claiming hundreds of turtles on its way in only a few months. Today the overall population remains unknown but given its limited range (this species is only found in the Bellinger River catchment) a survey needs to be conducted to estimate how many turtle survived the virus. The OEH regional manager Don Arnold said that the population of that species was believed to be between 1500 and 4000 while at least 420 died this winter.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Sea turtles rediscovered Pawleys island
If you live in Ottawa, beware of turtles hatchlings. They can be found until October
8 sea turtles were released back to the sea at Surf city
And this is a total number of nest of 102 on Ambergis Caye in 2015 versus 96 in 2014
Ecology
Tiny Eastern Box turtle hatched at Westport’s Earthplace
Bowne Park’s state remains dirty even after promises of clean up and upgrade were made
Sea Turtle Inc. is opposed to the development of liquefied natural gas export terminals at the Port of Brownsville
Health & Medical
Raccoons are becoming a nuisance for turtles in New Mexico
Crime & Punishment
Turtle shells, organs and coral reef were used to manufacture medicine were seized. To be continued…
Obituary
The oldest resident of Brighton Sea Life Centre, Jersey, has passed away. She was at the center for about 12 years
Miscellaneous
Boulder has escaped from home in Illinois… have you seen it ? What about Sulley, a 100-pound tortoise ?
Some tortoise go missing while some other get found
A 100-pound tortoise was escorted to the other side of the road while it was trying to cross the busy street by itself
A bit of practice for that search-and-rescue dog. He was used to locate a 100-pound lost tortoise
Did You Know…
M. georgesi nests from October to December, laying 10-15 oblong white hard-shelled eggs.
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Photo from ABC: Tom Lowery
