Meet the Kiwi at the centre of turtle conservation in Queensland, Australia
Meet the Kiwi turtle whisperer. Patrick Couper, originally from Wellington, is the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. Taxidermy was an early interest and Couper would try his hand at preserving creatures he found as roadkill. At the World Science Festival in March, he was the public face of the hatchery, where members of the public could see loggerhead turtles emerging from eggs. It’s rare to witness turtles hatching because, in their natural environment, loggerheads hatch in sand and at night because they use light to navigate towards the ocean. Click the link to read more and watch the video…
Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
Canada:- Ontario Bans Snapping Turtle Harvest
USA:- Public rarely sees endangered species at Zoo Knoxville: video
USA:- Judge Sides with Port Aransas Residents, Halts Barge Facility in ‘Environmentally Sensitive’ Area
USA:- Work begins to repair eroded beach: video
Crime & Punishment
Malaysia:- 6, including foreigners, to stand trial for illegal possession of 1,308 tortoises
Ecology
USA:- Discovery of Lepidochelys kempii nest on South Padre Island is 1st of 2017
Education
USA:- After $14M Revamp, Loggerhead Marinelife Center Plans To Offer New Classroom Space, Expanded Research Lab And Sea Turtle Hospital By 2020
Health & Medical
Philippines:- Chelonia mydas released in Albay sea
Miscellany
Thailand:- Cow Has Been Best Friends With Tortoise Since He Was A Baby
UK:- Fire breaks out in tortoise house
USA:- Columbus adopts Malacochersus tornieri as new city symbol, 🙂
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Photo from John Edens/Fairfax NZ.
