World Turtle News

A New Species Of Prehistoric Turtle Xiaochelys ningchengensis named by Chang-Fu Zhou of Shenyang Normal University in Shenyang, China, and Márton Rabi of the University of Tübingen in Tübingen, Germany is a new prehistoric turtle species recently discovered in China. The new species lived about 125 million years ago in China, during the Early Cretaceous Epoch (about 145 to 100.5 million years ago). Xiaochelys ningchengensis […]

42 Geoclemmys Hamiltonii were rescued in Pakistan A citizen in Karachi, Pakistan spotted a large number of abandoned turtle. Classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List, these 42 Geoclemmys hamiltonii were probably discarded by wildlife traffickers on 7 October 2015. While 15 out of the 42 were found dead, the rest of them will be released into their natural habitat. Turtle News From Around

A most unusual use for a tortoise The leader of an armed robbery gang used a tortoise as magical protection; see the Miscellany section. An interesting article about the state of the illegal trade of Indian star tortoise in India; see the Conservation section. Learn more about Sea Turtles during the weekend 21st/22nd at Adventure Aquarium; see the Education section. Turtle News From Around the

Unexpected Rare Wood Turtle Hatched This is pretty uncommon yet pretty awesome. A man dug up 8 eggs by mistake while he was having work done with an excavator. The man build a nest and buried the eggs somewhere else and watched them everyday for a month. He did not know whether they were turtles eggs or snakes eggs until the hatched. After a month

Men charged with illegal taking of snapping turtles Three men have been charged with possessing snapping turtles in closed season; see the Crime & Punishment section. Rare snake-necked turtles are resettled in Dubbo and turtle fencing is now under construction; see the Conservation section. Children die after eating sea turtle meat and a tortoise causes a security alert; see the Miscellany section. Turtle News From

Dermochelys coriacea rescued off Cape Cod A four-and-a-half foor Leatherback sea turtle was found and untangled from fishing gear off the Pamet Harbour in Turo. Several sea turtles have been released back into the ocean, Junior high students participating in the “help us put the snap back on the map” program. And lots more stories in the Conservation section. Turtle News From Around the World

Sea Turtle nesting seasons wraps up on US beaches As nesting season wraps up on US beaches, we have a few more sea turtles stories in the “Conservation” section. While some nests are still incubating around the US, as November is ushered in, some seasonal laws change allowing more traffic onto the beaches. Other stories today include a women arrested in India with 123 endangered