On the move again
Dozens of Western painted turtle hatchlings have to moved again because of the 2014 coal spill. Foxes trapped and dispatched at Mon Repos, lots of sea turtles released and sea turtles arrive at Mon Repos; see the Conservation Section. Turtles rescued and smugglers punished; see the Crime & Punishment section. Watch as tortoise twins are separated after hatching, see the Education section. Plus lots more…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Burnaby Lake baby turtles uprooted once more
Fox menace targeted around Mon Repos turtle nesting site
Sea Turtle Released After Year-Long Recovery
Five sea turtles released on Jekyll Island
HC keeps in abeyance measures to check turtle deaths
Loggerhead turtles return to Mon Repos for laying season
Education
Crime & Punishment
Singapore jails 2 for smuggling 206 endangered turtles
Wildlife officers on routine patrol rescue Magpie-robins, soft shell turtle in Bintulu market
Blog News
2016 Sea Turtle Conservancy Calendar Contest Winners!
The Jammer Was Jammin’ For Turtles
Lost & Found
Where in the world did Wally go
Did You Know…
The painted turtle (Chrysemys pictai) blend together at range boundaries but they are distinct and currently divided into the eastern painted turtle (C. p. picta); midland painted turtle (C. p. marginata); southern painted turtle (C. p. dorsalis) and the western painted turtle (C. p. bellii).
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Photo from Photograph By Cornelia Naylor
