World Turtle News, 03/16/2016

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Rescuers Free 12 Illegally Trapped Turtles

Wildlife SOS found more than 50 turtles entangled in a poacher’s net at the Keetham Lake in India. When officials from Wildlife SOS arrived, 42 turtles were already dead but they were able to release 12 of them. The four species identified were endangered species unfortunately.

Turtle News From Around the World

Conservation

Baby leatherback sea turtles found on a beach

Students ready to return Blanding’s turtles

Leatherback sea turtle nest found in Florida might be the first

Ecology

Agassiz’s desert tortoises could be threatened by cattle grazing

Did You Know…

Skeletal fact: In Pleurodires the posterior pelvis is also part of the carapace, fully fused with it. This is not the case in Cryptodires which have a floating pelvis.

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Photo from Wildlifesos.

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