Gumbo Limbo marks end of sea turtle nesting season The count for this year’s nesting on Boca beaches was 686 loggerheads, the big ones. Greens accounted for 19 and leatherbacks 18. The count was down for loggerheads and greens from last year, 767 and 300 respectively. Only five leatherbacks nested in 2017. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation India: fishing ban in place starting […]

Thousands Of Astrochelys Radiata Flood The Scene Of TSA Rescue Efforts Yet Again! Just when the Turtle Survival Alliance had began to recoup from the chaos and exhaustion of the recent incredibly massive Astrochelys radiata confiscation, hearts sank yet again, as news flooded in from Madagascar of yet another astronomical seizure of the same species. Albeit somewhat smaller, 7,347 unfortunate animals were discovered crammed together

Aviation Organization Takes Flight To Save Sea Turtles Affected By Weather Conditions Cope Cod Massachusetts has been hit hard by the weather this season. As winter looms over the horizon, unexpected cold snaps have wreaked havoc on the local sea turtle population, and conservationists worry about the future of these turtles as the temperatures continue to plummet along the coastline. As a result of the

Sea Shepherd crew attacked by turtle poacher At approximately 3am while conducting their nightly beach patrol, three volunteer crew members were attacked with a machete and knife by a turtle poacher. Ben Harris, Luke Paron, and Rebecca McManus sat perched at a vantage point along the beach looking for nesting Olive Ridley turtles, when a man walked towards them shining a bright torch light. The

Turtle whisperer protects endangered creatures The hawksbill sea turtle is an endangered sea turtle, but if the actions of Ovan Coombs, licensed game warden and water sports manager at Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, are anything to go by, then the creatures are in safe hand. Since taking the job of water sports manager in 2016 at the hotel and having accepted an invitation to

Family Transforms City Home Into Nature Wonderland And Wildlife Haven Nestled in the center of busy and chaotic Brooklyn, New York, lies something that will make anyone’s jaw drop, yet who would know that this type of phenomenon is even possible in this huge metropolis? Gennaro Brooks-Church has defied the odds with his museum of a home. The founder of Eco Brooklyn Living Walls, he

Ultrasounds of sea turtles from Ningaloo Reef help to track where eggs are being laid The team were looking for turtles carrying egg follicles, which resembled golf balls on the ultrasound screen. “But what we’re looking for, instead of a baby, is essentially little round balls and so when we find those, they look like little ping-pong balls or golf balls, then we know we’ve

Cambodian ministry drafts directive to save Royal Turtles The Agriculture Ministry’s Fisheries Administration is drafting a directive to turn more sections of the Sre Ambel river system into conservation zones for Royal Turtles following successes reported by the Wildlife Conservation Society and administration monitoring teams in existing zones. The WCS reported last week that since their release in November, the monitoring teams found that all

Sanctuary Partners With Wildlife Hospital As Emergency Responders Along A Weather-Ravaged Coastline Cape Cod Bay may be a sea turtle haven during the summer months, but come winter, this supposed refuge can become a death trap. After eating their fill of crustaceans and other ocean life, the turtles must head south in search of warmer waters since their cold-blooded bodies cannot function in chilly temperatures.