Dedicated Conservationist Leads The Way For Caretta caretta Conservation One Isle of Palms resident is an inspiration for conservationists around the world. Mary Pringle heads the Island Turtle team of Sullivan�s Island and the Isle of Palms and has been hard at work to protect the Caretta caretta for 20 years. Her passion has landed her with the July Jefferson Award, and as she continues […]

Mediterranean Sea ‘trashed’ by plastic waste The Mediterranean – Europe’s summer playground – is being trashed by accumulating plastic waste. Research suggests about 3,000 tons of the material is floating on the surface, with more added every year. And because the sea is almost fully enclosed the plastic is trapped – taking decades to break down. Not only are tourists swimming in the debris, marine

Staten Island Zoo unveils tribute to beloved tortoise Jalopy Jalopy the Galapagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra), humorously named after the regular mispronunciation of “Galapagos”, now has a tribute statue honoring her memory at the Staten Island Zoo in New York. After struggling with cancer, she passed in 1983. Jalopy came to the zoo in 1937 and was a beloved friend for decades, celebrated by both staff

Navy Partners With Virginia Aquarium For Tracking And Research Project The U.S. Navy is demonstrating their commitment to sea turtle conservation by their partnership with the Virginia Aquarium. It is vital that their warships are aware of the location of the turtles as they are a significant danger to these endangered animals. The Navy works closely with the Virginia Aquarium to track the sea turtles

Sunderbans Tiger Reserve to home rare Batagur baska Before winter this year, three fresh water ponds in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve will house the rare Northern river terrapin (Batagur baska), whose presence in the wild in West Bengal and Odisha had declined to undetectable levels a decade ago. For the past ten years, officials of the Sunderban Tiger Reserve with support from experts at Turtle

Desert Tortoise Recovery Office Dedicates Resources To Preserving This Fragile Species The Mojave Desert is home to a secretive but fascinating tortoise, the Gopherus agassisii. As resilient as they might seem, the population dwindles at merely 100,000 specimens and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recovery project, headed by Roy Averill-Murray, has been working tirelessly to bring this species back from the grave situation that

Snapper steals angler�s catch on Down East lake Mark Danforth, a guide who works in the East Grand Lake area, had one of those tales unfold recently, when he and his �sport� learned that a resident snapping turtle was paying close attention to their fishing success. �After a half hour or so of constant top water action I was jumped by the arrival of a

In Sanibel FL, the Green Sea Turtles in Southwest Florida program is a success! For its first year, the Green Sea Turtles in Southwest Florida program has been a big success with a total of 202 sea turtles -consisting of 135 individuals, some of whom have returned more than once- and 20 successful nests! Funding for 8 satellite trackers has led to 7 turtles receiving

Rare Charitable Research Reserve Implements New Conservation Strategy For Chelydra Serpentina As a result of the recent declaration of a state of emergency by the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre, another centre has a taken the initiative to implement a new conseravation program in the hopes of restoring the native Chelydra serpentina to its former population level. The Rare Charitable Research Reserve in Cambridge has taken