Experiencing The Dedication And Hard Work Of Sea Turtle Conservation Efforts When Bret Stearns, the director of the natural resources department for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head in Aquinnah received a cell phone call last week, he wasted no time to spring into action. He immediately jumped into the car and drove to an area near Menemsha. The emergency was one of many situations […]

Social Behaviors In Newly-Hatched Tortoises We thought it would be very interesting to check whether social recognition is available to non-social species. Are non-social animals able to recognize familiar conspecifics at the onset of life, when they haven’t had repeated interactions with different conspecifics? Are social abilities spontaneously available also to non-social animals? The solution to address this issue (see Versace et al., 2018) was

Volunteers Keep Close Tabs To Ensure Disorientation Does Not Impede Successful Hatch Of Sea Turtle Nests Florida is just one of the sea turtle nesting hotspots along the North American coastline; however, despite providing the ideal conditions for females to deposit their eggs, development has contributed to a major problem for the thousands of hatchlings which attempt to make their way back to their ocean

Trachemys scripta elegans: Evasive and Invasive in Sri Lanka The increasing population of an invasive species of turtle, the red-eared terrapin in the Diyawanna system as well as other areas of the Western Province poses a threat to native species of terrapins and can result in possible ecological imbalance, says environmentalist and Attorney at Law, Jagath Gunawardana. According to Gunawardana, the spread of this species

Burglars Make Off With Massive Load Of Chelonoidis Nigra From Critical Breeding Center The Galapagos Islands are home to the infamous Chelonoidis nigra complex, consisting of fifteen species, four of which are already extinct and the remainder are threatened with extinction. Thanks to a breeding facility on the islands, these tortoises are well on their way to a monumental comeback with the assistance of researchers

Turtle Born With Unusual Deformity To Remain Under Lifelong Care Of Shelter Staff One unusual turtle is getting a second chance at life in the city of Shangaroo City in China. After the tiny Trachemys scripta elegans was relinquished at the animal shelter as a result of being born with a pair of heads, staff immediately began to work in an attempt to provide the

R300 000 fundraising initiative for at-risk sea turtles in KwaZulu-Natal NESTING turtles of the Maputaland coastline in northern KwaZulu-Natal need more security – and your help to pay for it. The Ezemvelo Turtle Monitoring Programme employs Maputaland residents to monitor and protect vulnerable loggerhead and leatherback turtles visiting the shores of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park World Heritage Site. Backed by WildOceans SA, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife

Brand-New Hatchery Facility Heads The Way For Conservation And Public Awareness Eretmochelys imbricata and Chelonia mydas are merely two of the sea turtle species that are unfortunately teetering on the edge of extinction; furthermore, they can both be found nesting on Singapore shores. Sisters’ Island Marine Park has recently proven their commitment to these marine reptiles by the grand opening of a brand-new hatchery program

Microplastic count on Cyprus beaches second highest ever recorded Microplastics — defined as less than 5mm in diameter — come from numerous sources including discarded plastic items that have broken apart, microbeads from cosmetics and microfibres from clothes. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation USA: NOAA asks for citizen scientists in Hawaii to record locations of marked basking sea turtles Crime & Punishment Australia: