Sea Turtle Doctor pioneers new science
Dr. Craig Harms had planned on spending the day writing parts of a book he was co-authoring. The subject he was focused on was sea turtle rescue and rehabilitation, so it was no surprise when a sea turtle emergency put an end to his quiet plans for the day on Sept. 27, 2016. That morning, a weak loggerhead sea turtle had been found washed up at Cape Lookout. Within a few hours, it would arrive at North Carolina State University’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City where Harms, the resident veterinarian, would take a look at the ill turtle. Read more about his roles at CMAST…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
USA:- PCB still confusing for turtle hatchlings
Singapore:- Move to save Singapore’s endangered sea turtles
Crime & Punishment
India:- More raids to check turtle smuggling
Ecology
USA:- Record sea turtle nesting still going strong
Health & Medical
UK:- Fight to save rare turtle washed ashore on Anglesey
UK:- Giant tortoises prove X-ray challenge at Paignton Zoo
Miscellany
Australia:- Scullion backs hunting of endangered animals
Species Facts…
The impressed tortoise lives at high elevations, up to 2,000 m (6,600 ft). It occurs in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic), Cambodia and Malaysia, and has also been reported in China, although the validity of these reports has been questioned and its status here requires confirmation. The preferred habitat is unknown, but there is some consensus that it is an upland species of hills and mountains . This species is thought to inhabit evergreen forests and bamboo thickets, and is not believed to be associated with bodies of water.
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Photo from Ashita Gona.
