World Turtle News

Florida Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehab Center Opens In Apollo Beach The Florida Aquarium cut the ribbon Wednesday on a sea turtle rehabilitation center in Apollo Beach. It will expand efforts to save endangered turtles – and increase public awareness of them. The aquarium has rescued about 150 turtles since it opened in downtown Tampa in 1995. This will also allow the public to see how […]

Hawaiian population of sea turtles not harmed by eruption A Big Island nonprofit has confirmed that the Kilauea eruption last year did not critically damage sea turtle populations in lower Puna. While state and federal agencies said during the eruption that large numbers of sea turtles were not endangered by the flow of lava into the ocean, the Hawaii Wildlife Fund conducted its own survey,

Study released claims 5 of 7 sea turtle species recovering thanks to Endangered Species Act See original study here. Published this morning in the journal PLOS ONE, the study involved Abel Valdivia with the Center for Biological Diversity and other researchers analyzing annual population data for the 62 marine mammal species and sea turtle species listed under the Endangered Species Act. The researchers then focused

UCF Researchers Investigate New Lead in Mysterious Sea Turtle Disease Scientists at the UCF are zeroing in on a new clue to understand a mysterious disease that affects about half the sea turtles in the Indian River Lagoon. The infectious disease, known as fibropapillomatosis, causes tumors to grow inside and outside of sea turtles’ bodies. While the tumors may be benign, they can become debilitating

Volunteers Patrol for Hatchlings Disoriented by Light Pollution In the dark of night, teeny sea turtles emerge from sandy nests as waves roll ashore several yards away. Instead of aiming for the shimmering surf as nature intends, thousands of wayward hatchlings are attracted to other light sources and naively wriggle toward resorts, roadways, and storm drains. They turn the wrong way because of human light

In the Amazon, Podocnemis expansa nests along the Juruá River successfully protected by local communities In the face of its rapid population decline, community residents along the middle section of the Juruá river organized back in 1977 and began protecting three turtle-nesting beaches (known as tabuleiros) during the breeding season. Today, 18 beaches along a 2,000-kilometer stretch of river are monitored 24 hours per day

SaSa rescue team save lives of marine animals in Vietnam It took two days for Lê Chien , 34, and his colleagues from the SaSa rescue team to attempt to rescue a sick green turtle, but the endangered creature could not be saved as it had ingested too much plastic waste. The team was so sad to see the turtle passing away in vain, even

River terrapin: 50 to 300 in 10 years The number of river terrapins was hardly 50 more than a decade ago and conservationists were worried the freshwater turtle would soon join the list of extinct animals. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) termed it “critically endangered”. A breeding programme was started in the Sunderbans to increase their numbers. Today, there are 300 river

Alligator snapping turtles found thriving in Houston, TX During a survey of other wildlife in the area, wildlife biologist Eric Munscher found them by accident in traps he’d set along the banks. Munscher works with the Turtle Survival Alliance and says it wasn’t a surprise that they were there. “We just never thought that there was a successful population here,” he said. Turtle News From