World Turtle News

Fences Prevent Sea Turltes From Falling Off A Cliff On Raine Island, a cliff was formed with erosion, leading sea turtles to fall and die. Fences were installed and it is now preventing turtles to fall off. In the section Conservation read more about two sea turtle release as well as a group that received a grant for the conservation project. In Ecology, I encourage […]

X23103 returns to Mon Repos A flatback sea turtle tagged 39 years ago returns again for another breeding season. A sea turtle trapped in a beach chair washes up on a beach and more in the Conservation section. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Flatback turtle returns to Mon Repos for 13th nesting season Sea turtle found dead, wedged inside lawn chair at Mickler’s

It’s that time of year Cold stunned sea turtles have already started to arrive at resuce centres. As the sea temperature drops some of them become too cold to swim to warmer waters and are washed up to the shore. Hopefuly to be rescued and rehabilitated. Volunteers are tracking Murray River turtles (Emydura macquarii), West Japan rail company helps turtles that are becoming stuck on

Seismic surveys may pose risk to sea turtles The University of Exeter is warning about the risks posed by airgun sound waves used in sea floor mapping. An isolated group of gopher tortoise on an island is mapped by scientist and more… Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Marine airgun noise could cause turtle trauma Investigating castaway gopher tortoises of Cumberland Island BNT Interns

A trip to Wolf Island A group of scientist are traveling to Wolf Island in the Galapagos archipelago to track down tortoises carrying genes from two species thought to be extinct. Melbourne City workers assist turtle wrapped in a plastic bag and several sea turtles are released; see the Conservation section. A tiny turtle rescued from a rubbish bin and customs seized tortoises have weekly

Smartphones Used To Save Gopher Tortoises New technologies are used to save the Gopher Tortoise, see the Conservation section. In the same section find out about the release of a sea turtle and about a sea turtle that laid 127 eggs last night. In the Misc section check out that contest and play to name a baby sea turtle at the Maui Ocean Center Turtle

3000 turtle eggs seized A boatman is arrested after being found with 3000 sea turtle eggs and three of the four Logger Bar’s Eastern Box Turtles have been stolen, see the Crime & Punishment section. Cayman Turtle Farm named among cruelest tourist attractions by the World Animal Protection (WAP), see the Miscellany section. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Olive Ridley turtles continue to

Painted Batagur turtles move to Chester Zoo, UK Four of these Asian turtles have moved from Toronto Zoo, Canada, as part of an international breeding program to help maintain their species. The Regional Transportation Authority wants to spend $400,000 to find out why tortoises cross the road and more in the Conservation section. People are still releasing turtles into environments they shouldn’t be; in the