Louisiana makes progress to protect its Sea Turtles. In the conclusion of a story we’ve been covering during each step, Louisiana’s government has passed legislation which repeals another law from 1987. Back in ’87, the state passed a law that prohibited Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents from enforcing federal turtle-excluder device (TED) regulations. Louisiana was the only state where agents were prohibited from […]

7 Dermatemys mawii Hatched In Belize These are the first hatchlings from the captive breeding program located at BFREE Field Station in Belize and managed by the Turtle Survival Alliance. This species native from Central America underwent a drastic decline and is now Critically Endangered. These 7 hatchling are being carefully observed (daily) by the TSA. A PhD student, Nichole Bishop, at the University of

Sea Turtle nest attacked I hope they find the people responsible for wantonly destroying sea turtle nests and killing sea birds on Anna Maria Island, see the Crime & Punishment section. Ecuador has released 201 tortoises from the Chelonoidis nigra hoodensis subspecies on Santa Fe Island and in Rhode Island, residents are creating their own turtle-x signs to help turtles and warn drivers, see the

A Gopher tortoise is not a toy Dogs have been mistaking the threatened Gopher tortoise as chew toys, Poachers on the Pacuare beach have allegedly attacked sea turtle volunteers and police in India discover a softshelled turtle during a raid, all in the Crime & Punishment section. The top photo is from a release of 175,000 sea turtles on a Mexican beach, The Beach Bunch

Update on the Philippine turtle crisis On what is an otherwise light Saturday in the news, there is an update on the Palawan Forest Turtle crisis that unfolded last week. Many, many people and organizations have come together to respond to this crisis. Thankfully, more than 2,200 of these rare turtles have been cleared to be released back into the wild. Many others are still

Emys marmorata Found In The Bull Run Watershed The Bull Run Watershed is the primary drinking water supply in Portland. A Portland Water Bureau watershed specialist came across a western pond turtle while he was working. The turtle was crossing the road where either side is just dense forest and is located at least 1 mile away from any pond or waterbody. This turtle is

Now that’s a turtle! Kevin Enge of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission picked up a 125 pound Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) from the Suwannee River (see photo). Their is also some great video footage of the turtle under water, see the Ecology section. A sea turtle is rescued from a sand pit on a Jacksonville beach, two Leatherback seaturtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are