Texas turtles are dying and state officials don’t know why Dozens of turtles across Texas have been found dead or dying in the past four months and experts don’t know why. Since Texas Parks and Wildlife staff first noticed the occurrences in November, they’ve documented about 60 deaths among four different species of freshwater turtles in Fort Worth, Houston and Jasper, department spokeswoman Aubry Buzek […]

In Bethlehem, New Zealand, the red-eared slider is a blacklisted species This week, a scientist, a bio-security officer and two renowned conservationists stand on a dusty, sun baked track in a suburban Tauranga backwater. They’re earnestly discussing a potential environmental calamity. And Goldilocks. That’s Goldilocks of 19th century fairytale fame who doesn’t like her porridge too hot, nor too cold, but just right. But this

Giant tortoise believed extinct for 100 years found in Galapagos According to Galapagos Conservancy, the only known specimen of Chelonoidis phantasticus, commonly known as Fernandina Island tortoise, “was collected during the California Academy of Sciences expedition in April 1906”. “While thought to be extinct due to volcanic eruptions in past centuries, there have been anecdotal observations indicating that there may indeed still be a very

Turtle With Rare Genetic Condition Adopted by Suburban Ecologist A special Blanding’s turtle who called Chicago home has moved out to the suburbs, where she’s helping to spread the word about the plight of her endangered species throughout Illinois. Lucy, as she was named originally, arrived at Chicago’s Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in August 2017 as a week-old hatchling. Although most Blanding’s turtles are dark

Native freshwater turtle populations face extinction in South Australia, scientists call for action A new scientific study has found native freshwater turtles are on the brink of extinction in South Australia, a concern predicted 30 years ago but little action has been taken since. First published in the Scientific Reports in Nature journal, the researchers said rapid action was needed for conservation to be effective

Turtle conservation zones planned in Chennai In a bid to ensure the safety of turtles during nesting and hatching seasons, there are plans to set up turtle conservation zones along the coastline between December and April every year. The proposal was discussed at a stakeholders consultative meeting held on Thursday. Convened by the Wild Life Warden, it was attended by Chennai Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram

David Sommers caught, but there are many more terrapin harvesters still illegally collecting diamondbacks in New Jersey marshes “There are hundreds of places it could occur,” Snellbaker said. “It’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time.” Fines for skirting the ban can be up to $25,000 per day for each violation, but it is determined on a case-by-case basis. The

48 newborn leatherbacks released into sea off Phang-Nga Out of a total of 57 leatherback turtles that hatched at their nest on Phang-Nga’s Khuk Khak Beach on Monday evening, 48 made it to the sea with a little human help along the way, a marine official said on Tuesday. Dr Kongkiart Kittiwattanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, said officials had spotted baby turtles

What Happens to a Turtle When It Cold-Stuns? Every year, National Aquarium Animal Rescue intakes dozens of rescue turtles from partners in New England. It’s our Animal Health team’s duty to evaluate and diagnose each of these endangered turtles, then develop a plan to get them back on the mend. Most of the turtles our team rehabilitates—including all the patients we’re currently caring for—are suffering