World Turtle News

New turtle species discovered in Puerto Vallarta “Casquito de Vallarta” (Kinosternon vogti) is the name proposed for the new species of terrestrial turtle discovered by researchers from the University Center of the Coast (CUCosta) in Puerto Vallarta, together with a team of Mexican scientists. The discovery has already been disseminated in specialized publications. According to the researcher Germán Cupul, up to now only 20 specimens […]

Turtle dogs: Spaniels aid research project Before you can study turtles, you have to first find them, and in an environment of hardwood forests, densely covered ground and damp bottomlands such as those at Oak Openings and some of the other Metroparks, that can make for a very lengthy session of hide and seek for biologists. But bring a team of Boykin spaniels into the

Protecting Green Turtles in the Arabian Gulf As the turtle nesting season began each year in Costa Rica, marine biologist Jimena Rodriguez and her team used to camp out on the beaches where Olive Ridley turtles lay their eggs. One night, Rodriguez watched as a turtle tried and failed to stop her nest from collapsing. Using her flashlight, she discovered that the turtle was missing

WildAid launches sea turtle campaign In a new effort to protect increasingly endangered sea turtles in a region that has long been a focal point of the sea turtle trade, multiple Chinese government agencies are partnering with WildAid celebrity ambassador Liu Ye to announce new measures that will both protect habitat and reduce demand for sea turtle products. The efforts are being spearheaded by the

Five Months Of Dedication Proves Worthwhile As Rehabilitated Sea Turtle Is Released To Celebrate World Turtle Day If not for the Loggerhead Marine Center, Teddy the sea turtle might not have had a chance at survival, but thanks to the skill of committed staff, he will be well on his way to a healthy and happy life later today. A starving and anemic individual, this

Biologists keep an eye out for Island’s next generation of turtles Ecosystems biologist Connie Miller Retzer lowers a camera into a hole no larger than a loonie and watches as an image of the underground cavity comes to life on a video screen. A beetle scuttles by and a white egg shard is spotted in the dirt, but if baby western painted turtles nested there

University Partners With Conservancy To Interpret Years Of Meticulous Sea Turtle Data North Carolina’s Bald Head Island Conservancy is partnering with UNC Wilmington in a special project. Adam Silva and Olivia Bryson are data science graduate students at the university and are joining forces with the director of the Conservancy, Chris Shank, to study and collect data on the migratory habits and patterns of sea

3D-printed ‘sex dolls’ help biologist study turtle mating habits Using 3D-printed “sex dolls” a Carleton University researcher has answered a question biologists had been asking for years — what do northern map turtles find attractive in a female. Biologist Gregory Bulte says he’s been studying the mating habits of the northern map turtle for about 15 years, but the turtles are skittish and hard to

Grapevine opens first sea turtle hospital in North Texas On May 5, Sea Life Grapevine Aquarium opened as the first sea turtle rescue hospital and rehabilitation center in North Texas. Sea Life is the first North Texas aquarium with a hospital permitted to rehabilitate and release injured sea turtles back into the wild. ALSO: tortoise missing in Wanborough, UK! See below Turtle News From Around