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97 smuggled Geochelone elegans to fly back from Singapore to India At least 97 endangered Indian Star Tortoises, which were smuggled into Singapore, will soon be brought back to India where they will be released back into their natural habitat. Karnataka Forest Department and Wildlife SOS have taken the responsibility of repatriating the Indian Star Tortoises from Singapore. The Chief Wildlife Warden of Karnataka Sri […]

At Gumbo Limbo, teen Maya Lambert gets wish granted to work with sea turtles Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Maya has always dreamed of working with sea turtles and had her first chance to do so thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation! She’ll look for nests, release hatchlings, and help care for patients at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Have fun, Maya! Some of us are super

Conservation Organization In Need Of Assistance To Continue Their Admirable Work As Citizen Scientists If you visit Douglas Fluhrer Park during the early morning or evening hours, you may observe a group of people scanning the shoreline, seemingly in search of something. These people are in fact members of the dedicated and hardworking group known as The Friends of the Inner Kingston Harbour. Composed of

Emys blandingii finds home in Nebraska’s Sand Hills This was a Blanding�s turtle, Dennis Ferraro, a conservation biologist and herpetologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. And though this particular specimen didn�t seem to be enjoying himself at the moment, life in the Sand Hills is, for the species, pretty darn good. This summer the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced that the public had chosen

Dedicated Conservationist Leads The Way For Caretta caretta Conservation One Isle of Palms resident is an inspiration for conservationists around the world. Mary Pringle heads the Island Turtle team of Sullivan�s Island and the Isle of Palms and has been hard at work to protect the Caretta caretta for 20 years. Her passion has landed her with the July Jefferson Award, and as she continues

Mediterranean Sea ‘trashed’ by plastic waste The Mediterranean – Europe’s summer playground – is being trashed by accumulating plastic waste. Research suggests about 3,000 tons of the material is floating on the surface, with more added every year. And because the sea is almost fully enclosed the plastic is trapped – taking decades to break down. Not only are tourists swimming in the debris, marine

Staten Island Zoo unveils tribute to beloved tortoise Jalopy Jalopy the Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra), humorously named after the regular mispronunciation of “Galapagos”, now has a tribute statue honoring her memory at the Staten Island Zoo in New York. After struggling with cancer, she passed in 1983. Jalopy came to the zoo in 1937 and was a beloved friend for decades, celebrated by both staff

Navy Partners With Virginia Aquarium For Tracking And Research Project The U.S. Navy is demonstrating their commitment to sea turtle conservation by their partnership with the Virginia Aquarium. It is vital that their warships are aware of the location of the turtles as they are a significant danger to these endangered animals. The Navy works closely with the Virginia Aquarium to track the sea turtles

Sunderbans Tiger Reserve to home rare Batagur baska Before winter this year, three fresh water ponds in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve will house the rare Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska), whose presence in the wild in West Bengal and Odisha had declined to undetectable levels a decade ago. For the past ten years, officials of the Sunderban Tiger Reserve with support from experts at Turtle