World Turtle News

20 roofed turtles seized in Mumbai A number of Indian roofed turtles and a parrot were seized from Crawford Market on Saturday in a raid conducted by state forest department, Wildlife Mumbai and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) with the help of an animal welfare NGO. One individual identified as Bilal Mohd Hanif Shaikh (29) was arrested for illegally trading wildlife. To catch the full […]

Bald Head Island Conservancy, NC wins International Sea Turtle Symposium’s President’s Award for their work protecting sea turtles The award was for research, education and community engagement. Guests from UNC Chapel Hill’s Lohmann Lab attended to share their collaboration with BHI Conservancy studying how the magnetic fields of sea turtles lead many of them to nest in the same region they had hatched every year.

World-first: JCU Turtle Health Research Facility’s “phage therapy” trials successful in treating rehabbing green sea turtles “Green turtles rely on ‘good bacteria’ in their gut to extract nutrients from food,” said Dr Robert Kinobe, one of the researchers involved in the study. “This creates a challenge when it comes to treating bacterial infections because if we administer antibiotics, it can destroy the ‘good bacteria’ and

Endangered Manning River helmeted turtle thriving in some areas — and dingoes are helping It has been described as one of Australia’s most beautiful and ancient creatures, yet much is still not known about the rare and endangered Manning River helmeted turtle. In 2017 it was declared an endangered species, and Office of Environment and Heritage researcher Andrew Steed said it was at risk from

Woman arrested for ‘Jabbing,’ ‘Stomping’ sea turtle nest in Miami Beach (video) A woman, Yaqun Lu, was apprehended on Saturday by police after she was found “stomping” and “jabbing” a protected sea turtle nest with a wooden stake typically used to border and protect the nest. The incident which led to Lu’s arrest occurred on Miami Beach at around 8:15am. The nest was clearly protected

Tortoises or Trucks? Once again, gopher tortoises in Florida are being protected, relocated The CDL course is offered by Marion Technical College, which is operated by the district. There is a national shortage of truck drivers, and the program’s focus is to help fill the needs of local companies. Mark Vianello, the district’s executive director of the Career and Technical Education department, said the tortoise

Can Crocodile and Turtle Farms Reduce Mexico’s Eco-Trafficking? Government-regulated crocodile and turtle farms have helped reduce illegal hunting and protect endangered species in Mexico, but the illicit trade continues. Illegally hunted and possibly illegally bred animals and their byproducts still circulate, and are also leaking out into the international market. The humble house in the rural village of Simón Sarlat in the tropical Mexican state

A new strategy is saving endangered California sea turtles from deadly fishing nets In Southern California the inherent tension between conservation and fisheries is evident in the trade-off between the need to protect endangered sea turtles from getting caught in fishing nets and the importance of commercial swordfish as a source of income and livelihood for California fishers. This month the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Bronx River turtles persist, despite pollution Hundreds of years ago, the Bronx River was rife with aquatic reptiles like common snapping turtles, musk turtles and painted turtles. But only a few species have managed to survive centuries of heavy development and pollution in the Bronx, one of the U.S.’ densest urban areas. And just like the city’s human population, many of its current turtle inhabitants