World Turtle News

Desert Tortoise Recovery Office Dedicates Resources To Preserving This Fragile Species The Mojave Desert is home to a secretive but fascinating tortoise, the Gopherus agassisii. As resilient as they might seem, the population dwindles at merely 100,000 specimens and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recovery project, headed by Roy Averill-Murray, has been working tirelessly to bring this species back from the grave situation that […]

Snapper steals angler�s catch on Down East lake Mark Danforth, a guide who works in the East Grand Lake area, had one of those tales unfold recently, when he and his �sport� learned that a resident snapping turtle was paying close attention to their fishing success. �After a half hour or so of constant top water action I was jumped by the arrival of a

In Sanibel FL, the Green Sea Turtles in Southwest Florida program is a success! For its first year, the Green Sea Turtles in Southwest Florida program has been a big success with a total of 202 sea turtles -consisting of 135 individuals, some of whom have returned more than once- and 20 successful nests! Funding for 8 satellite trackers has led to 7 turtles receiving

Rare Charitable Research Reserve Implements New Conservation Strategy For Chelydra Serpentina As a result of the recent declaration of a state of emergency by the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, another centre has a taken the initiative to implement a new conseravation program in the hopes of restoring the native Chelydra serpentina to its former population level. The Rare Charitable Research Reserve in Cambridge has taken

Sea turtle worker seeks rewards but toils against predators The 2017 sea turtle nesting season is well underway. More than 4,000 nests have been laid across the South Carolina coast so far, nearly all of them loggerheads. The numbers are on pace for a second straight record season for the threatened species. Hundreds of thousands of turtles will hatch. But that’s only part of the

Efforts Of Dedicated Beach Patrol Staff Responsible For Continued Survival Of The Caretta caretta Georgia’s sea turtle beach patrols have stepped up their game in recent years with their goal of preserving the hundreds of Caretta caretta nests that are dug each year by gravid females. This success is proven by the 3,289 nests that were protected last year. This was a record-breaking number and

Portuguese artist creates mural to help New Brunswick�s wood turtle Art and activism have come together in the form of a mural that the artist hopes will inspire others to protect the very species he�s trying to create � the wood turtle. �I makes images and portraits of animals or elements of the nature with what kills them, the pollution, the trash, the contamination,� said

Hunting Island nesting numbers climbing after Hurricane Matthew, locals fiercely dedicated to protecting them Halfway through their nesting season, loggerheads on Hunting Island have made a significant rebound after Hurricane Matthew and helped bring the community together. Locals have spent over 30 years developing techniques to protect the turtles that include the best forms of nest protection and protection from predators, and now that nesting

Malaclemys Terrapin Discovered By Canine In Area Characterized By Incredibly Rare Sightings Another canine has made its mark in the world of chelonian conservation. Diamond is an American Staffordshire terrier who uncovered a secret that otherwise would likely have been overlooked or even ignored. It was just another routine early morning stroll on the Western shore of a Hillsmere marina with Lincoln Williams, Diamond’s owner,