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 […]
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Hatch Rate Boosted In Cayman Turtle Farm The Cayman Turtle Farm reached a higher hatch rate by improving their turtle diet ; read more about how involved is a biology professor with Eastern Box Turtles ; In the section Misc, read more about the oldest Galapagos tortoise enjoying a nice Halloween treat in the San Diego Zoo Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Cayman
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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
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Philippines Crisis Recap From The TSA Many of you may remember the turtle crisis that happened in the Philippines this summer 2015. A sum up of what happened, how the TSA dealt with the situation and what is the output of it can be found here on the TSA’s website. Long story short, 6 turtles remain in care, the overall mortality was 11.5% which is
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Sea turtles released near Pine Knoll After travelling by car, plane then boat, 19 juvenile sea turtles are released in to the Gulf stream and an article about tracking Arakan Forest Turtles by the TSA; see the Conservation section. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Turtles released near Pine Knoll Shores after traveling to aquariums for rehab Tracking Arakan Forest Turtles in Myanmar Blog
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Caretta caretta are spotted of the Dorset coast, UK. Turtles spotted near Swanage, UK and thought to be endangered loggerheads, may well be at risk of stranding on local beaches in the coming days as the sea temperature in the south west drops, see the Ecology section. The University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine will opens a new sea turtle
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New subspecies of Galapagos Giant Tortoise found. Ateam of scientists believes they have found a second subspecies of the Galapagos Giant Tortoise living on Santa Cruz Island. A new study published in the PLoS ONE journal reveals that the two populations on the island are more distinct than previously thought. The genetics of the subspecies has been studied, questioned, argued over, and re-arranged countless times
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Tortoises Confiscated On Madagascar The Turtle Survival Alliance was called one more time to assist an illegal seizure on Madagascar. 771 Critically Endangered tortoises (Astrochelys radiata and Astrochelys yniphora) were confiscated on the island of Madagascar on September. Earlier this month, the TSA was called for the same purpose when officials confiscated 305 Astrochelys radiata. This is a total of more than 1000 Critically Endangered
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Hatchlings given a second chance The Mote Hatchling Hospital rehabilitation center cares for injured baby sea turtles before releasing them, read about their work. Coastal rivers of North Carolina closed gill nets because of sea turtle interactions; see the Conservation section. Turtle’s on new coinage? see the Miscellany section. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Mote’s hatchling hospital gives sea turtles a second chance
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