World Turtle News

New Development On Its Way To Decimating Chelodina longicollis Populations Two conservationists decided that they could wait no longer to act on behalf of their native turtle species, after realizing that they were being buried alive with no concern for their well-being. As a result of new development in the Liverpool area, old dams are being filled to allow for construction, thus creating a fatal […]

Founder Of Sea Turtle Conservation Program Puts Engineering Expertise To Excellent Use What could a coin cell have to do with sea turtle research? One conservationist from Greece has figured out just that. As founder of Wildlife Sense, a sea turtle conservation program, Nikos has used a coin cell to create a temperature monitor designed to keep track of conditions within the turtle nests. This

USA:- Hundreds watch release of endangered sea turtles Hundreds of onlookers turned out to a sea shell-dotted stretch of beach between the jetties and the south pavilion Wednesday afternoon at Isla Blanca Park to watch 60 endangered Atlantic green sea turtles be released into the Gulf of Mexico. The turtles, which are native to the area, did not enjoy the winter weather that brought the

Longboat Key Turtle Watch donates nearly $10,000 to Mote’s sea turtle & education programs On Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, members of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) donated more than $9,770 to help advance Mote Marine Laboratory�s education and sea turtle programs. This year the funds for Mote will be distributed among the Lab�s Hatchling Hospital, Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital, Sea Turtle Conservation and Research

University Researcher Reports Clemmys guttata Population in a Dangerous Situation Clemmys guttata is a native resident of Rhode Island marshes, but unfortunately, due to human activity as well as wild collection, their population is dwindling and continuing to drop at a concerning rate. Scott Buchanan is a doctoral student at the University of Rhode Island and has explored nearly 100 wetlands in the past few

Turtles, tortoises take refuge from Thomas Fire at Atascadero City Hall Saturday afternoon, in a long, cement corridor in the basement of Atascadero City Hall, a giant, brown radiated tortoise slowly reached out one scaly, clawed foot in front of the other, locked into a head-to-head race with another giant, brown radiated tortoise headed down the corridor on a parallel track as volunteer Ashleigh Sinclair

Fibropapillomatosis Continues To Devastate Sea Turtle Populations Worldwide Researchers in Florida are wracking their brains to determine to cause of the deadly herpes virus that is devastating the world’s populations of sea turtles. Fibropapillomatosis presents itself in the form of invasive tumors, which if not treated are fatal to the endangered turtles. Incapacitated animals are frequently discovered on the beaches and the numbers of strandings

The Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering protecting gopher tortoises in Georgia under the Endangered Species Act. Gopher tortoises are already protected by the state of Georgia, but the federal Endangered Species Act is more stringent than the state law. A federal listing can be bad for business, since protected species can mean red tape and additional costs. In

Satellite tracking provides clues about South Atlantic sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ A University of Central Florida biologist whose groundbreaking work tracking the movements of sea turtle yearlings in the North Atlantic Ocean attracted international attention has completed a similar study in the South Atlantic with surprising results. South Atlantic sea turtles do not passively ride prevailing currents as historically assumed, but instead actively swim and