World Turtle News

Meet A Lajwanti Naidu, and learn about how tourism in India can help protect its sea turtles Diviseema is a small and fertile island located in the delta region where the Krishna River divides in two and meets the Bay of Bengal. Notable places on Diviseema include Kuchipudi, Movva, Ghantasala, Sangameswaram, Nagayalanka, Bhavadevarapalli, Koduru, Hamasaladeevi, Mopidevi, and Avanigadda. Sponsored by the Andhra Pradesh government to […]

100 young, endangered sea turtles left stranded after Texas flooding Battering storms during May have caused extremely high tides and a lot of flooding along Texas’ coast, which has lead to 100 endangered sea turtles to become stranded, some the size of a dinner plate. Texas State Aquarium’s Chief Operator, Jesse Gilbert said: “The juvenile green sea turtles just couldn’t beat the waves. They literally

Lawsuit launched to force Federal Government to protect endangered species from nuclear power plant in Florida JENSEN BEACH, Florida—Turtle Island Restoration Network and Beyond Nuclear filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for failing to protect endangered species from illegal intake and harm at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach, Florida. For

SEA Turtle Lab, Malaysia’s first-of-its-kind turtle lab in a hotel lobby Launched last year, the lab is sponsored by The Taaras and is manned and equipped by University Malaysia Terengganu’s Sea Turtle Research Unit. The objective of the laboratory is to gather data and use it to improve sea turtle hatchery management, such as the optimum type of sand as well as on sea turtle

Learn more about turtles of the Caribbean and how they are being protected Concerned about declining turtle nesting populations, the TCI Government invited MCS to start the TCI Turtle Project in 2008. With support from the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), we worked with the government and fishers to collect biological data on TCI’s turtles and the fishery. We combined this information with extensive

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

Face-tattooed ‘rare animal smuggler’, 25, charged (video) 25-year-old man, Buddy Pogmore, has been charged by Australian police with illegally capturing and trafficking rare and endangered reptiles. Police raided the man’s home in Lethbridge Park, West Sydney, where they found various turtles, lizards, snakes and crocodiles. Pogmore has been charged with 169 offences, all relating to his illegal trafficking activity, which includes animal abuse. It was

How the gopher tortoises in King’s Landing, FL are being safely rehomed before construction The gopher tortoise is considered to be a “vulnerable” species according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It is a requirement for all developers to do a permitted land survey to identify any gopher tortoises living on development sites. Once identified, the animals have to be relocated to an