How Do Oil Spills Affect Sea Turtles?
Sea turtles: These beloved marine reptiles have been swimming the seas for millions of years. As we’ve seen in the Gulf of Mexico in recent years, oil spills represent yet another danger for these air-breathing reptiles that rely on clean water and clean beaches. But how exactly do oil spills affect sea turtles? And what do people do during and after an oil spill to look out for the well-being of sea turtles? From the oil itself to the spill response and cleanup activities, a major oil spill has the potential to have serious negative effects on sea turtles. Part of the reason for this is because sea turtles migrate long distances and inhabit so many different parts of the ocean environment at different stages of their lives. Click the link to read more…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Volunteer to plant trees for Gopher Tortoise Habitat at Oakland Preserve
Video of fisherman saving a sea turtle
Video of sea turtle rescued from fishing line with pole attached
Sea turtles suffer as seawalls go up, legal notice says
‘Shell’ it out: Council Bluffs native makes scientific strides in sea turtle physiology
Dozen Turtles Released On Assateague Island
World Sea Turtle Day: Heroes on a Half-Shell
Turtle conservation at John Ball Zoo,Grand Rapids, Mich
OBX beach widening in summer adds risks, costs to saving sea turtles
Monitoring of turtles via satellite on the cards in Pakistan
Crime & Punishment
Turtle slaughter under investigation in St Lucia
Boy caught selling exotic Indian Roof turtles on OLX.com
8 suspected sea turtle poachers arrested in the Philippines
109 tortoises seized from house in Kathmandu
Trading of turtle eggs survives despite ban in Brunei
Education
Seat turtle staycation activities
Health & Medical
DNR confirms carcass in bay was endangered turtle
Miscellany
Cambridge police help snapping turtle cross road
Missing Clermont tortoise returns home
Video of tortoise predicting Euro 2016 match winners
Who’s Who…
STC was founded in 1959 by Mr. Joshua B. Powers in response to renowned ecologist Dr. Archie Carr’s award-winning book, The Windward Road, which first alerted the world to the plight of sea turtles. Read the tribute to Dr Carr on the STC web site.
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Photo from NOAA.
