New Jersey University Caring for 826 Rescued Baby Turtles Over 800 baby diamondback terrapins have been brought to Stockton University after being washed into storm drains in Ocean City. The turtles are emerging from their nests, which they overwinter in, and are trying to make their way to the bay. But curbs leading to storm drains are impeding their progress, fortunately the University is ready

Environmental DNA – how a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic Enviromental DNA, or eDNA, is a powerful tool that uses trace amounts of DNA shed by animals through various ways, to detect if an animal has been in or is in a particular area. This has helped scientists locate sea turtles in the wild. But in 2020

Lemurs and giant tortoises among species at risk if global warming reaches 3°C More than 200 studies looked at the impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems, whereas just over 30 looked at marine ecosystems. Only 14 studies looked at freshwater species – considered to be among the most threatened – which were included in terrestrial ecosystems due to lack of data. Dr Rob Salguero-Gómez,