Keeping tortoises healty
The Galapogos concervancy has posted its sixth blog article in a series all about the expedition to Wolf Volcano to collect hybrid tortoises with Pinta and Floreana ancestry. All six articles are worth reading; see the Blog section.
Terri’s relocation bill has gone from £2k to £22k! plus rescues and releases in the Conservation section. Crooks stealing from pet stores and 12,000 sea turtle eggs seized; see the Crime & Punishment section. Plus losts more…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
‘Cold stunned’ sea turtles land helping hand from Ripley’s Aquarium in Myrtle Beach
Turtle’s private jet bill is £22,000
Endangered turtles given sanctuary in Boxford
Injured Caretta caretta turtle rescued near Nafplio
100 turtle hatchlings released into sea.
Crime and Punishment
Tortoise thief sought in Clearwater
Caught on camera: Exotic turtles stolen from Valley pet shop
12,000 turtle eggs seized in two states
Blog
The 2015 expedition to Wolf: Keeping Tortoises Healthy
In Memorium of Larry Ogren
Biology
Turtle embryos feel the heat
Miscellaneous
New nesters
Reflections on the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle
Encounter with Entangled Turtle Fuels Ocean Activism
Utahns air tortoise vs. road dispute at congressional field hearing
Spotted turtle is like a ray of sunshine
Did You Know…
The Pinta Island tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), also known as the Pinta giant tortoise is a subspecies of Galápagos tortoise native to Ecuador’s Pinta Island that is probably extinct. First-generation hybrids have been found at Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island. As these specimens are juveniles, their parents may still be alive.
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Photo from © Joe Flanagan.
