595 Batagur borneoensis hatchlings released in Sumatra
The Painted Terrapin (Batagur borneoensis ) was once widespread throughout southern Thailand, peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo, and Sumatra, Indonesia, but it’s populations have plummeted due to unrestricted hunting, egg collection, and habitat destruction. On 30 December 2016, nearly 600 hatchlings of this critically endangered species were released into native habitat in the District of Aceh Tamiang, Sumatra, Indonesia. Click the link to read more about this TSA project…
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Conservation
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Canada:- Ottawa group wants Ontario to end snapping turtle hunt
USA:- 14 dolphins, 24 turtles and 425 stingrays were caught in shark nets on NSW beaches last year
India:- 515 sea turtle eggs collected so far
Crime & Punishment
Guam:- Man sentenced for attempt to serve turtles for Christmas
India:- 13 days on, no info on rescued exotic turtles yet
India:- Two tortoises rescued at Barisal
USA:- Dead turtle found hanging from Orange County sign
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Education
Australia:- Early Learning Centres now environmental guardians
Health & Medical
Taiwan:- Tapei zoo repairing turtles’ eggs
UK:- Tortoise crushed by owner’s reclining chair gets shell pieced back together by vets: video
USA:- Sea Turtle Recovery, New Jersey’s Newest Rehabilitation Center, Admits First Patients
Philippines:- Dead sea turtle found in Cadiz
Releases
USA:- Rehabilitated sea turtles released at Padre Island National Seashore
Australia:- Coast turtles return to the wild: video
Miscellany
USA:- Don’t Poke A Snapping Turtle: video
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