Seychelles ‘turtle lady’ recognized for lifelong career in sea turtle conservation The Seychelles’ expert on sea turtle conservation, Jeanne Mortimer, says that to be recognised with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ serves as motivation to keep at what she has been doing for decades. The International Sea Turtle Society announced the recognition at its 36th annual symposium on sea turtle biology and conservation held in Lima, […]

Olive Ridley turtle rescue efforts: Madras HC imposes cost on Tamil Nadu govt The Madras high court has made the decision to fine the Tamil Nadu government due to the fact that they disobeyed orders to take action against the sea turtle murders that have been occuring along the coast. The high court presented an order to hire a non-governement agency involved with sea turtle

Puerto Rico Turtle Defender Wins Goldman Prize Luis Jorge Rivera Herrera helped lead a successful campaign to establish a nature reserve in Puerto Rico’s Northeast Ecological Corridor—an important nesting ground for the endangered leatherback sea turtle—and protect the island’s natural heritage from harmful development. Click the link to read more about his accomplishment. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Mayland state reptile up for

Nottinghamshire is the UK’s tortoise-napping capital Nottinghamshire tortoise owners beware – you are more likely to have your precious pet stolen living in the county than anywhere else in Britain. There have been six tortoise thefts in the county since 2010, coming in joint first with Guildford, in Surrey, according to missing pet website Animal Search UK. And animal charities, reptile experts and the police

Bali police release into the wild 31 sea turtles who had been captured by a gang of poachers Bali police raided the home base of a group of wildife smugglers last week, reclaiming 31 sea turtles destined for the Asian markets in southern China. They are commonly used in tradtional Chinese medecine. The authorities, assisted by tourists as well as naturalists, released these endangered reptiles

Metal heads and body burdens: Lake Michigan turtles can’t get the lead out You likely won’t find any painted and snapping turtles headbanging to Metallica in Lake Michigan wetlands. But heavy metal runs in their veins. These turtles accumulate heavy metals in their tissues, according to a recent study in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Some of those metals come from local industries. “There’s reason to

Bill passed to officially ban Diamondback Terrapin harvesting in New Jersey New Jersey’s native Diamondback Terrapins may soon become illegal to capture after a bill was unanimously passed in the Assembly. If the bill is passed, the species will be classified as a nongame indiginous species. One of the greatest threats to Diamondback Terrapins include harvesting for the Asian markets as well as road mortalities.

Spotting beautiful spotted turtles on the Ga. coast Southeastern Georgia is renowned for its impressive diversity of native turtles —from venerable landlubbers like box turtles and gopher tortoises to our varied freshwater types like stinkpots and snappers, softshells and cooters, a large number of different species inhabit our area. Hands-down one of the most beautiful and engagingly-patterned species in Georgia is the aptly named spotted