Fitzroy Island seeks investment partner for multi-million dollar redevelopment The family who owns Fitzroy Island has rejected suggestions their patch of paradise is up for sale by launching a call for an investment partner willing to tip in millions of dollars to create a hub of environmental tourism. Managing director Doug Gamble said he has engaged a real estate agent to represent Fitzroy Island in […]

Turtle Rescue Continue Their Efforts Towards The Conservation of Malaclemys terrapin Sea Isle Terrapin Rescue staff have not had a dull moment this season; in fact, they have been nearly overwhelmed in their efforts to protect the native Malaclemys terrapin which has been in decline over recent years. In the town of Sea Isle in New York, Malaclemys terrapin are frequently observed making their way

History of side-necked turtle diversification revealed A work authored by a group of paleontologists affiliated to University of São Paulo’s Biology Department in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil – published in Royal Society Open Science – is the most comprehensive phylogeny of the Pleurodira suborder of side-necked turtles produced. Pleurodira includes the Yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis unifilis). The study gathers phylogenetic, biogeographical and morphological data in

Seemingly Innocent Beach Activity A Frightening Threat To Sea Turtle Populations It seems like the perfect way to spend a pleasant summer evening with family and friends on the beach, racing around with lights and buckets in an attempt to capture the most ghost crabs; however, believe it or not, this is actually a fatal practice. In reality, as sea turtles make their way to

State investigating turtle deaths along St. Johns River State wildlife officials are investigating a string of turtle deaths across Central and North Florida and are asking the public to report sightings of dead or dying turtles. Since early March, more than 100 dead or dying freshwater turtles have been reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in counties along the St. Johns River,

Garden State Tortoise Shines Again And Steps Forward To Provide Beloved Tortoise A Forever Home Tommy has spent the last 35 years with Judith Patience in Asheville, North Carolina, and has been her beloved companion for all these years. Believe it or not, Tommy is a Desert Tortoise, and has been cared for with the precision and dedication that a mother would give to her

Dozens of Scientists Urge Arkansas to Ban Commercial Turtle Trapping The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today received a letter signed by dozens of scientists supporting a ban on commercial trapping of wild freshwater turtles in the state. A group of leading international freshwater turtle experts convened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature supports ending this unsustainable practice. The state Game and

USF Sarasota-Manatee receives grant to aid tortoise habitat USF Sarasota-Manatee‘s protected gopher tortoises will soon see some improvements to their habitat thanks to assistance from the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program. The improvements – funded through a $2,860 Bay Partners Grant – will focus on six acres near the campus’ entrance where a community of gopher tortoises reside in burrows. Work on the year-long project is