A new hope for endangered Bell’s turtle species With over 90% of Bell’s turtle (Myuchelys bellii) nest being threatened by predators, it’s a big deal to find a small population of the turtles on Richard Daugherty’s property. And, more surprisingly, he uses a trained dog to find the nests! Researchers are raising over 100 hatchlings now with the intention of releasing them back into the […]
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Construction Of New State-Of-The-Art Sea Turtle Medical Center Marked By Ceremonial Event Nestled in the small province of Phang-Nga in the middle of Thailand lies a naval base, which has a focus not commonly seen among military establishments. The Phang-Nga naval base is also home to their very own sea turtle conservation center, which is dedicated to headstarting and releasing countless sea turtle hatchlings each
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Bbarefoot ecologists� behind return of Olive Ridleys to Odisha�s beach Youngsters who patrol the murky shoreline into wee hours of the night, a women�s self help group which protects the mushy hatchlings, and a resolute 36-year-old man who has vowed to never marry to serve the �second avatar of Lord Vishnu� – these are the pieces of an untold story behind the resurgence of the
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Kevin sits down with Anthony Pierlioni, Chris Leone, Steve Enders and Christy Milbourne, the four people who either won or were runner up in the 2017 “Chelonia Personality of the Year” Award by the Reptile Report. Join the crew as they discuss just about anything, including their history together on chat forums like turtleforum.com, and their transition to and success with newer social media platforms.
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High School Teacher Embarks On Trip To Research Effects Of Littering On Sea Turtle Populations At a small high school located in Oakmont, Massachusetts, a science teacher prepares to make one of the most important trips of her life. Alana Archangelo is going to Magdalena Bay on a research expedition along with twelve other partners in order to study the sea turtles and the detrimental
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Kenya Wildlife Service fights eating of turtles Turtles in Lamu are under siege for the weirdest reasons. Fishermen are killing them not just for meat and soup but also because they believe turtle fat holds the key to curing asthma, flu and even impotence. And those are not the only perceived medicinal benefits. Resident Amir Hussein says turtle oil keeps fishermen warm when fishing at
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Hatchlings to be shown at World Science Festival, mayor upset IT’S the exhibition of Mon Repos turtle hatchlings that has Bundaberg Mayor Jack Dempsey up in arms but experts say it is all positive news from their end. Yesterday, the NewsMail reported on Cr Dempsey’s anger about next month’s World Science Festival in Brisbane exhibiting local hatchling turtles before releasing them into Mooloolaba passage. Turtle
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Wildlife Officer Defies The Odds In A Race Against Time To Stop The Path Of Poaching Destruction It sounds like a movie thriller but what one officer did is a story to remember and a spark of hope for the thousands of sea turtle eggs which are destroyed every year by poachers. Believe it or not, this event happened in Florida, which surprised even state
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Vancleave students use 3D printing to save an injured turtle Jackson County elementary students are working on a project that could help an injured animal recover, and they’re coming up with a pretty high tech solution. The gifted robotics team at Vancleave Upper Elementary wanted to find a way to help animals using 3D printing. So they contacted Wild At Heart Rescue that happened to
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