Endangered green sea turtle found dead in Cebu town
It’s the time of year where more and more frequently, as turtles and tortoises become more active for mating season, can succumb to injuries sustained from motorised vehicles such as boats and cars. These unfortunate incidents occur globally and have the potential to affect any and all turtles/tortoises in close proximity to humans.
This story comes from Leyte in the Philippines, where a female green turtle unfortunately died after sustaining serious wounds from a motorboat propeller. The turtle was discovered washed up on a beach by John Ralph Adolana, who reported the incident to SMARTSeas project assistant Kristina Luz Tapales. Tapales stated that this was not the first incident like this and that it will likely not be the last.
It’s a stark reminder that we do share this planet with some beautiful and fragile animals, and that care must be taken when we make use of the same environments in which these animals live.
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Turtle News From Around the World
Conservation
NOAA: Guidelines for Sea Turtle Response and Assessment during Oil Spills Released
USA: Harwich Conservation Trust Seeks Turtle Data
Hawaii: In honor of World Turtle Day, a honu was released at an Oahu beach
India: Wildlife biologists encourage people to spot endangered turtles, tortoises
Ecology
USA: Drivers – Slow down for turtle nesting time in New Hampshire
USA: Sea turtle nests popping up along the Grand Strand
Miscellany
Turkey: Antalya beach welcomes its first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the year
USA: How A Sea Turtle Led An Arizona Company To Make Paper Straws
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Photo from Kristina Luz Tapales.
