Student-Teacher Pair Granted Incredible Opportunity To Research Sea Turtles Abroad How many high-schoolers can say they have been to the Bahamas to study sea turtles? Thanks to the Chevron JASON Learning program, eleven teams composed of one student and a teacher were presented with the opportunity to travel to the Cape Eleuthera Institute on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas for a week in […]

Madagascar�s radiated tortoises have personalities, too Of course, turtle lovers know that they have personalities! Now, science has provided strong evidence in our favor. Dr. Andrea Currylow, who works at the University of Southern California, has been studying the relationship between behavior and chemical releases in radiated tortoises (Astrochelys radiata). One of these chemicals is corticosterone, also known as CORT. The results are very interesting!

West Point Works To Protect Natural Resources With Turtle Conservation And Research Project Glyptemys insculpta and Clemmys guttata have been selected for addition to the endangered species list due to their population decline; as a result, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service program has implemented a conservation program allowing West Point to become involved with the monitoring process. This is a project with the USACE

Oman announces new initiative for protection of sea turtles in nature reserve A new Ministerial Decision intends to regulate Oman�s Turtle Reserve, in order to protect the turtles and allow for safe visits by the public. A new Ministry of Environment Decision has been issued, in order to regulate visitation to the Turtle Reserve, and protect its wildlife and animals from harm. �Sea turtles are

Newly Installed Wildlife Fencing Leading To Adaptation Issues For Gopherus Agassizii Land owners may conclude that their efforts to protect the Gopherus agassizii by installing fencing along their property is a beneficial measure, but research is showing that they may be mistaken. According to a study done by University of California, Davis, and the University of Georgia, fencing can actually be fatal to even these

97 smuggled Geochelone elegans to fly back from Singapore to India At least 97 endangered Indian Star Tortoises, which were smuggled into Singapore, will soon be brought back to India where they will be released back into their natural habitat. Karnataka Forest Department and Wildlife SOS have taken the responsibility of repatriating the Indian Star Tortoises from Singapore. The Chief Wildlife Warden of Karnataka Sri

At Gumbo Limbo, teen Maya Lambert gets wish granted to work with sea turtles Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Maya has always dreamed of working with sea turtles and had her first chance to do so thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation! She’ll look for nests, release hatchlings, and help care for patients at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Have fun, Maya! Some of us are super

Conservation Organization In Need Of Assistance To Continue Their Admirable Work As Citizen Scientists If you visit Douglas Fluhrer Park during the early morning or evening hours, you may observe a group of people scanning the shoreline, seemingly in search of something. These people are in fact members of the dedicated and hardworking group known as The Friends of the Inner Kingston Harbour. Composed of

Emys blandingii finds home in Nebraska’s Sand Hills This was a Blanding�s turtle, Dennis Ferraro, a conservation biologist and herpetologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. And though this particular specimen didn�t seem to be enjoying himself at the moment, life in the Sand Hills is, for the species, pretty darn good. This summer the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission announced that the public had chosen