World Turtle News

Teen Conservationist An Inspiration For Generations To Come Spending hours in the hot sun to erect a enclosed pen- it sounds like a job which someone would hire out; however, this high schooler had other plans. Ben Voth is a passionate conservationist who lives in Agoura Hills, California. A member of Boy Scouts, he decided to use his learned skills to benefit the local wildlife, […]

City destroyed turtle nests, Unity Road resident says A concerned Kingston citizen has called out the city for grading road shoulders in a turtle nesting area. Rick Jeffries was returning from his daily run when he noticed that a stretch of Unity Road near his house had been graded and rolled by a City of Kingston road maintenance crew. To most, nothing would seem awry

Vets try to fix turtle that lost its dive “The CT confirmed a large amount of free gas in the turtle’s coelomic cavity,” Murdoch University veterinary radiologist Shona Reese said. “Based on the imaging findings, there was evidence of a torn left-sided ligament associated with the lung, while the right-sided ligament was intact. This likely resulted in the gas accumulation.” ALSO: tortoise stolen in WI!

Funded Partnership Seeks To Gain Valuable Population Data Through Head-Starting Program A multi-organizational partnership is well on it’s way to being the one of the most successful Gopherus agassizii conservation programs in North America. The San Diego Zoo Global conservationists, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Edwards Air Force Base, Cadiz, Inc., and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have joined forces to initiate a headstarting program

Fitzroy Island seeks investment partner for multi-million dollar redevelopment The family who owns Fitzroy Island has rejected suggestions their patch of paradise is up for sale by launching a call for an investment partner willing to tip in millions of dollars to create a hub of environmental tourism. Managing director Doug Gamble said he has engaged a real estate agent to represent Fitzroy Island in

Turtle Rescue Continue Their Efforts Towards The Conservation of Malaclemys terrapin Sea Isle Terrapin Rescue staff have not had a dull moment this season; in fact, they have been nearly overwhelmed in their efforts to protect the native Malaclemys terrapin which has been in decline over recent years. In the town of Sea Isle in New York, Malaclemys terrapin are frequently observed making their way

History of side-necked turtle diversification revealed A work authored by a group of paleontologists affiliated to University of São Paulo’s Biology Department in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil – published in Royal Society Open Science – is the most comprehensive phylogeny of the Pleurodira suborder of side-necked turtles produced. Pleurodira includes the Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis unifilis). The study gathers phylogenetic, biogeographical and morphological data in

Seemingly Innocent Beach Activity A Frightening Threat To Sea Turtle Populations It seems like the perfect way to spend a pleasant summer evening with family and friends on the beach, racing around with lights and buckets in an attempt to capture the most ghost crabs; however, believe it or not, this is actually a fatal practice. In reality, as sea turtles make their way to

State investigating turtle deaths along St. Johns River State wildlife officials are investigating a string of turtle deaths across Central and North Florida and are asking the public to report sightings of dead or dying turtles. Since early March, more than 100 dead or dying freshwater turtles have been reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in counties along the St. Johns River,