Red Cliffs project to restore burned tortoise habitat
Mohave desert landscapes are not adapted to wildfire because plants and shrubs were too widely spread to carry a fire very far. However, invasive annual species such as cheat grass now provide a continuous fuel source that can fuel fires which take decades or centuries to heal. This week, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources staff along with AmeriCorps volunteers have been busy putting 1,000 plants in the ground in a 100-acre plot off Cottonwood Road. It is hoped that container-grown native species planted in groups will survive and form islands which will then seed and spread to the surrounding areas. Click the link to read more about this project…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Australia:- Coast couple on a mission to help the turtles
Crime & Punishment
Pakistan:- Engro pays money for marine conservation but is busy polluting turtle nesting sites?
China:- Hundreds of seaturle shells intercepted after being smuggled into china
Ecology
Australia:- More than 25,000 green turtles to arrve on Raine Island for nesting season
Costa Rica:- Thousands of sea turtles arrive for nesting season
India:- Olive Ridleys emerge at Gahiramatha for annual mass nesting
Health & Medical
USA:- 25 stranded sea turtles rescued from cold waters of Cape Cod
Malta:- Two rescued loggerhead turtles released
USA:- Guest speakers talk about study results on the impact of plastic on Logger Head Turtles:- Audio
India:- Male sea turtle washed ashore
Sea Turtle rescued by the Nowegian NCIS:- Video
Miscellany
This definitive rating of turtle emoji is extremely strong
From the Library…
Stolen World: A Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers, and Skulduggery
One of the book picks in the Pondcast episode 23
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Photo from Julie Applegate, St. George News.
