Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Monitoring Program
Not having monitored turtles since 2009 they now have a program up and running again. It is proving a challenging task but we hope it’s worth it. They have four species of sea turtle visiting; Eretmochelys imbricata, Chelonia mydas and occasionally the Dermochelys coriacea and Caretta caretta.
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Our biggest issues were: adequate response times to nest reports from volunteers, monitoring remote beaches, and maintaining sufficient protection from mongoose destroying nests.
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Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Highway 407 company relocates six turtles to a new wetland home
2 Caretta caretta loggerheads released at Melbourne Beach for Tour de Turtles
Crime & Punishment
Two Indian nationals jailed for keeping turtles without permit
UK man’s anger at having to wait for police deal with his stolen tortoise
Ecology
Campers at Pittock Conservation Area learn about animals like frogs, snakes and turtles that depend on wetlands to survive
Miscellany
Sea Turtle High-Tops
This Week In Turtles…
Things happening this week:
Research Seminar – Resolving Population Dynamics of Loggerhead Sea Turtles: August 5 @ 11:00 – 12:00
Turtle Safari: August 6 @ 10:30 11:30.
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Photo from National Park Service.
