World Turtle News, 09/02/2015

A New Virus Might Be The Cause Of The Death Of Bellinger River Snapping Turtles A new virus was detected by the Elizabeth MacArthur Agricultural Institute and they believe this could be the cause of the death of 350 Myuchelys georgesi. The virus Struck the region earlier this year and killed a lot of turtles. After other potential causes had been eliminated the innovative research […]

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World Turtle News, 09/01/2015

China seize 620 turtles and tortoise In a shipment traveling from Vietnam to China, officials find 620 tortoises and turtles illegally stowed away and seize them; in the Crime & Punishment section. Sea turtle enthusiasts watch hatchlings emerge at Pensacole Beach, Con Dao forest rangers help sea turtles, see the Conservation section. Plus lots more… Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Memorable night for

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World Turtle News, 08/28/2015

Tennessee Aquarium Welcomes Five New Sacalia bealei The Tennessee Aquarium has successfully hatched the endangered Beal’s-eyed Turtles, Sacalia bealei. The aquarium had their first hatchling in 2007, it was the first of its species known to hatch in a North American zoo or aquarium. The aquarium had other hatchlings in 2008, 2013 and 2014. This species suffered from a rapid decline over the past 15

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World Turtle News, 08/27/2015

Turtle Conservancy produces documentary on Philippine Turtle Crisis Research scientist at the Turtle Conservancy, James Lui offers this excellent documentary on how human want for turtles culminated in the Philippine Turtle Crisis of 2015. Beginning on June 17th, a successful outcome was only able to be achieved through tremendous collaboration between numerous organizations and individuals. Thankfully, thousands of the Palawan Forest Turtles survived this harrowing

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World Turtle News, 08/25/2015

From poacher to conservationist The top story in the Conservation section is about Tabu Khajare, a poacher in Tanzania who applied for a job as a conservationist and now looks after the turtles he once poached. Also a sea turtle release and article about the sea turtles on Chichijima. Plus others. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation ‘I feel like their mother’: Adorable story

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World Turtle News, 08/23/2015

3,000 spiny softshell turtles to be released The Upper Thames Conservation Authority (UTRCA) reports a record-breaking year as their Species at Risk Reptile Team prepares to release 3,000 spiny softshell turtles back into the Thames River. Scott Gillingwater, said the record number of hatchlings being released this year is a positive sign that work over the past two decades is beginning to pay dividends; see

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World Turtle News, 08/21/2015

Action Or No Action To Protect Threatened Turtle At Mojave National Preserve The National Parks Service is seeking people’s help to save a threatened species of fish and turtle in the Mojave National Preserve. An environmental assessment for the restoration of wetlands habitat in the Mojave National Preserve has been completed. The main goal is to sustain, in the long run, the populations of a

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World Turtle News, 08/20/2015

Petition to destroy successful conservation effort circulates A petition is now circulating in Costa Rica calling for the complete ban of the taking and sale of sea turtle eggs. In actuality, it is only legal to take and sell sea turtle eggs in Costa Rica from one beach: Ostional. However, Ostional is the site of an important and highly successful conservation effort that is successful

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