World Turtle News

Sea Turtle nest attacked I hope they find the people responsible for wantonly destroying sea turtle nests and killing sea birds on Anna Maria Island, see the Crime & Punishment section. Ecuador has released 201 tortoises from the Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis subspecies on Santa Fe Island and in Rhode Island, residents are creating their own turtle-x signs to help turtles and warn drivers, see the […]

A Gopher tortoise is not a toy Dogs have been mistaking the threatened Gopher tortoise as chew toys, Poachers on the Pacuare beach have allegedly attacked sea turtle volunteers and police in India discover a softshelled turtle during a raid, all in the Crime & Punishment section. The top photo is from a release of 175,000 sea turtles on a Mexican beach, The Beach Bunch

Update on the Philippine turtle crisis On what is an otherwise light Saturday in the news, there is an update on the Palawan Forest Turtle crisis that unfolded last week. Many, many people and organizations have come together to respond to this crisis. Thankfully, more than 2,200 of these rare turtles have been cleared to be released back into the wild. Many others are still

Emys marmorata Found In The Bull Run Watershed The Bull Run Watershed is the primary drinking water supply in Portland. A Portland Water Bureau watershed specialist came across a western pond turtle while he was working. The turtle was crossing the road where either side is just dense forest and is located at least 1 mile away from any pond or waterbody. This turtle is

Now that’s a turtle! Kevin Enge of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission picked up a 125 pound Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) from the Suwannee River (see photo). Their is also some great video footage of the turtle under water, see the Ecology section. A sea turtle is rescued from a sand pit on a Jacksonville beach, two Leatherback seaturtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are

Blanding’s turtle travels 17 miles We have a story about a Blandings turtle that was micro-chipped in 2007 which was found 17 miles away in 2014, highlighting how valuable wildlife corridors are and the extensive range of the the turtle. Also an audio interview with Dr James van Dyke whilst at the Murray River Turtle Forum at Calperum and a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle release

Crisis in the Philippines This is a very, very urgent appeal for funds to help 4000 turtles confiscated by authorities in Palawan during the past couple of days. The vast majority of them, 3,800, are the endemic Philippine Forest Turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis) which only exist in a small range at the northern end of Palawan. This number exceeds the current understanding of the existing wild

A Wood Turtle Released Back To Its Habitat The wood turtle was found in the backyard in Moncton, Canada and was then placed to the Atlantic Wildlife Institute where it spend a few weeks before being released. Being kept as a pet, the institute was afraid the turtle might have picked up harmful bacteria. After making sure that the turtle was healthy, the next task