Caretta caretta are spotted of the Dorset coast, UK.
Turtles spotted near Swanage, UK and thought to be endangered loggerheads, may well be at risk of stranding on local beaches in the coming days as the sea temperature in the south west drops, see the Ecology section. The University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine will opens a new sea turtle hospital, efforts to restrict commercial harvest of the Iowa state’s wild turtles have come to at least a temporary stalemate and TSA-India was recently recognized for their conservation efforts; see the Conservation section.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Communities and tourism operators key to survival of threatened turtle species
UF Opens New Sea Turtle Hospital in St. Augustine
TSA Program Recognized in India
Ecology
Loggerhead turtles spotted off Dorset headland could be at risk of hypothermia
Did You Know…
The loggerhead sea turtle is found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. It spends most of its life in saltwater and estuarine habitats, with females briefly coming ashore to lay eggs.
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