Big-Headed Turtle Update from the TSA
it has been on the social media since November 7th, the TSA is facing another crisis, this time, regarding Platysternon megacephalum the big-headed turtle. Indeed, more than 800 turtles were confiscated from two Chinese traders. The turtle have then been given to the TSA who is in charge their rehabilitation at the May Myo turtle rescue center.
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
10 seized green sea turtle released to sea
Two law enforcement officers helped a trapped sea turtle
Satellite tracking flatbacks sea turtles on Avoid Island
Fishermen rescue rare turtle in central Vietnam
Bid to protect the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles in India
Leucocephalon yuwonoi hatches at Riverview Park & Zoo
Blog
Many retired people find happiness in rescuing turtles on Cape Cod
Ecology
Fishermen protest a four-month fishing ban
Health & Medical
Turtle rescue center re-opened as cold season returns
Riverhead Foundation For Marine Research And Preservation preparing for cold stun season
Miscellany
Tortoise and cow get along
Species Facts…
Manouria impressa does not bury its eggs deep as most of the other species do, instead, the eggs are laid in a shallow cavity and then covered with leaves. The female will sometimes guard the nest for a few weeks.
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Photo from Turtle Survival Alliance.
