Cape Coral, FL could designate city-owned land for gopher tortoise habitat Members of the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife say a six-acre land parcel the city owns in northwest Cape is the perfect location for the threatened species. The land is zoned for parks and recreation, but there are no immediate plans to construct a park on the site, which is home to trees, tortoises, […]

Federal Programme Helps Nova Scotia Farmers Protect Dwindling Wood Turtle Population A new incentive programme, targeted at farmers in Nova Scotia, is aimed to reduce a variety of agricultural threats to the endangered wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta). Endemic to North America, wood turtles are a medium-sized turtle that inhabit aquatic and riparian zones near rivers and streams. Mhari Lamarque is the manager of Wood Turtle

Gone are the Turtles That Once Made Rantau Abang Famous Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) once adorned Rantau Abang beach in Malaysia. These gentle giants would visit this beach to lay their eggs, often attracting many curious people to watch this great spectacle at night. This beach, along with five others, were the hub for leatherback nesting however this is no longer true. In 1956, 10,000

Saving rare turtles in Marion, Mattapoisett, USA In late May and early June at a private salt marsh in Mattapoisett, rare turtles called the diamondback terrapins will poke their heads out of the mud to emerge after a long winter hibernation. The turtle, named for the diamond pattern at the top of its shell, is no bigger than 7.5 inches long. After hibernation ends, female

Immense Pacific coral reef survey shows green sea turtle populations increasing To more fully understand the density of the populations of these two turtle species, as well as the environmental and anthropogenic factors that have driven them, the authors combined data from 13 years of in-water visual surveys of turtle abundance near 53 islands, atolls, and reefs throughout the U.S. Pacific. During a survey, a

Former Administrator Rears Tortoises for a Living in Kitui County, Kenya Meet the man rearing over a thousand tortoises in Kitui County, Kenya. 71-year-old Peter Maundu isn’t like most other members of his community, as he has chosen to rear a variety of tortoise species on his five-acre farm in Voo village in Kitui East Constituency. Maundu said: “Having realized that severe climatic conditions and

Forest Department Releases 500 Olive Ridley Hatchlings into Sea 500 olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings have been released by wildlife officials at Elliot’s beach, India. This is the ninth batch of hatchlings to be released from the government turtle hatchery, 22,350 hatchlings have been released to date! Hatcheries have been setup in three locations: Besant Nagar, Kalpakkam and Publicat. These hatcheries have been setup in

Children learn about rare diamondback terrapins As the nesting season for turtles approaches, the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance staff came to the Wareham Free Library on Saturday to teach kids and adults about diamondback terrapins, a threatened species that lives in the marshes and coastal waters of Wareham. The diamondback terrapin, often simply called a terrapin, is a species of turtle native to the

Galapagos tortoise migration routes may be changing due to climate change Bastille-Rousseau says the team is surprised by the mismatch, stating “tortoise timing of migration fluctuated a lot among years, often by over two months. This indicates that migration for tortoises may not just be about foraging opportunities. For example, female tortoises have to make decisions related to nesting, and we still have a lot