MEDASSET launches new online game “TEAM TURTLE” The international environmental NGO MEDASSET (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles), launched an online game called “TEAM TURTLE” at the 37th International Sea Turtle Symposium (15 – 20 April 2017, Las Vegas Nevada, USA). The game which is aimed at 5-8 year olds enables the young players to take on the role of “rescuer” or “helper”. They […]

Incredible Discovery of Critically Endangered Batagur trivittata a Massive Success for Conservation It was just an ordinary yearly Batagur egg search for Steven Platt and his colleagues in Myanmar, but little did they know what they would return with and the success that they would achieve. The prize of the day was 44 eggs from the Batagur trivittata. This species is critically endangered with fewer

Logging threatens breeding turtles New research by the University of Exeter and the Doñana Biological Station in Seville, Spain, has found that debris on beaches caused by logging activity is impacting both young turtles and their mothers during the key periods of their life cycles. To nest and breed successfully, females must be able to cross the sandy beaches to dig their nest to successfully

Australia- Currumbin Wildlife Hospital swamped by freshwater turtles flushed downstream in big wet More than 30 injured freshwater turtles are convalescing at the hospital after being flushed from their homes and washed downstream when the region’s creek systems overflowed. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation India- Shastikars catch rare sight of turtle hatchlings Crime & Punishment USA- Turtle taken from area grocery, after abuse

The Sobering Reality of the Illegal Reptile Trade is Heartwrenching Fourteen markets, 1500 animals, two years, $100,000. What do these all have in common? They are the stark reality of the illegal wildlife trade in Morocco. As a result of four surveys done over two years in Moroccan towns, it was determined that $100,000 worth of reptiles were sold openly in the markets. The surprising

Meet the Kiwi at the centre of turtle conservation in Queensland, Australia Meet the Kiwi turtle whisperer. Patrick Couper, originally from Wellington, is the curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. Taxidermy was an early interest and Couper would try his hand at preserving creatures he found as roadkill. At the World Science Festival in March, he was the public face