Conservation authority working to save Apalone spinifera
Conservation Intern Brendan Martin is releasing Spiny softshell turtles into the Sydenham River, read more about why.
Quote: “Wading into a creek with a bucket of hatchlings in hand, Conservation Intern Brendan Martin searches for a safe place to release the young spiny softshell turtles in the Eastern Branch of the Sydenham River. He soon finds a grassy bank not overly exposed, where he releases the small creatures into the water one by one. They’re fast for turtles, disappearing quickly as they camouflage themselves among the dirt and rocks.”
Plus, Tourists damaging nests in Australia, beach clean in the Arnavon Islands, and rescues in the Conservation section. Roaming tortoises found in the Miscellany section. Plus lots more…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Indigenous rangers say tourists with no respect destroying turtle nests on remote beaches
Turtle Conservation rangers undergo cleanup campaign at Arnavon Islands
Turtle nesting grounds in Polis, Cyprus, in danger
Dermochelys coriacea rescued off beach at Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge: video
India, 500-acre turtle sanctuary sanctioned to clean up Ganga
Turtle nesting sites being assessed after Hurricane Earl
Crime & Punishment
Video shows woman shining light, picking up baby sea turtle
Education
Dalton State Graduate Lands Job At Tennessee Aquarium
TCS: An eye-opening experience leading a big group of students
Health & Medical
Gulf World releases Kemps Ridley turtle back into the gulf after rehab: video
Where turtles heal in the ‘sun’: video
Miscellany
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Snapping turtle is fascinating creature
100-year-old missing pet tortoise found 6 miles away looking for love: video
Deputies capture escaped tortoise after (slow) foot chase in Aloha
Who’s Who…
Hermann Schlegel (1804 – 1884) was a German ornithologist and herpetologist. Born in Altenburg, the son of a brassfounder. His father collected butterflies, which stimulated Schlegel’s interest in natural history. He gained position at the Naturhistorisches Museum where he first worked mainly on the reptile collection and wrote Essai sur la Physionomie des Serpens (1837) but soon his field of activity extended to other zoological groups. He described Manouria emys
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