World Turtle News

Students successfully push for ‘turtle crossing’ signs Two eighth-graders are working with local governments to help turtles survive treacherous roadway crossings during mating season. Students at Prairie Crossing Charter School in Grayslake — have persuaded officials in Fremont Township and Gurnee to install “turtle crossing” signs warning drivers on roads near turtle habitats. “We were told we could do anything to help our community, so […]

Reef diver finds missing sea turtle transmitter A satellite transmitter crucial to the Bermuda Turtle Project has been found by a reef diver in the Bahamas. According to the Bermuda Zoological Society, the recovery has enabled them to put together a “remarkably complete” track of Hardy’s migration — although the turtle’s whereabouts today remains a mystery. Describing Hardy’s progress in a press release, BZS stated:

Mass Relocation of Gopherus agassizii to be Carried out by the U.S. Marines Fifteen hundred Gopherus agassizii will find themselves stripped of their home range this week. As a result of a vote from Congress, the Marine Corps have been granted 88,000 acres of land to add to the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms. The marines will be partnering with biologists

MEDASSET launches new online game “TEAM TURTLE” The international environmental NGO MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles), launched an online game called “TEAM TURTLE” at the 37th International Sea Turtle Symposium (15 – 20 April 2017, Las Vegas Nevada, USA). The game which is aimed at 5-8 year olds enables the young players to take on the role of “rescuer” or “helper”. They

Incredible Discovery of Critically Endangered Batagur trivittata a Massive Success for Conservation It was just an ordinary yearly Batagur egg search for Steven Platt and his colleagues in Myanmar, but little did they know what they would return with and the success that they would achieve. The prize of the day was 44 eggs from the Batagur trivittata. This species is critically endangered with fewer

Logging threatens breeding turtles New research by the University of Exeter and the Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, has found that debris on beaches caused by logging activity is impacting both young turtles and their mothers during the key periods of their life cycles. To nest and breed successfully, females must be able to cross the sandy beaches to dig their nest to successfully

Australia- Currumbin Wildlife Hospital swamped by freshwater turtles flushed downstream in big wet More than 30 injured freshwater turtles are convalescing at the hospital after being flushed from their homes and washed downstream when the region’s creek systems overflowed. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation India- Shastikars catch rare sight of turtle hatchlings Crime & Punishment USA- Turtle taken from area grocery, after abuse

The Sobering Reality of the Illegal Reptile Trade is Heartwrenching Fourteen markets, 1500 animals, two years, $100,000. What do these all have in common? They are the stark reality of the illegal wildlife trade in Morocco. As a result of four surveys done over two years in Moroccan towns, it was determined that $100,000 worth of reptiles were sold openly in the markets. The surprising