All ages learn about Sea Turtles The Sea Turtle shower event held on Saturday celebrates the 101 sea turtle nests located this year throughout Pensacola Beach and the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Quote: “We have all kinds of groups and advocates out here today to help educate people about local conservation efforts and opportunities within the community,” said Jennifer Jackson, director of marketing with Margaritaville. […]

Glyptemys insculpta resuced in Brooklyn When Michelle spotted a wood turtle on her sidewalk in Brooklyn she new she had to do something. Quote: I knew she wouldn’t last long on my busy Brooklyn block. It would be nice to think that this turtle was a sign that the city was getting green enough that wild turtles were migrating here to live in their natural

Debate Surrounds Australian Turtle Conservation Efforts For years Pseudemydura umbrina was presumed to be a totally extinct species, until the 1950’s, when the rediscovery of the species prompted great excitement among conservationists and scientists. As of now there are an approximate 50 breeding adults in the wild, and biologists have been working tirelessly to preserve the remnant of this fragile species. The newest development is

Turtles smuggled in India Were To Be Shipped To South East Asia “The association of turtles in Feng Shui in countries like Malaysia, Thailand and China, besides Vastu Shastra in India, is turning the illegal trade of turtles into a large wildlife smuggling racket in the country”. Recently, 50 endangered freshwater turtles were saved from a smuggler of Etawah. The investigation revealed that the turtles

New Conservation Steps for Critically Endangered U.S. Native Glyptemys muhlenbergii, the Bog Turtle, is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, and is native to the eastern United States. The Conservation Trust for North Carolina and the Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy recently purchased 179 acres of mixed hardwood forests and pine stands, which included the remains of a pond now turned into a wetland. This

Are sea turtles returning to Malta The last successful nesting of Caretta caretta at Ramla tal-Mixquqa (Golden Bay) was in the 1960’s. Article quote The loggerhead turtle breeding grounds closest to Malta are Spiaggia dei Conigli (Rabbit Beach) in Lampedusa and the shores of Tunisia and Libya. But the largest populations of loggerhead turtle in the Mediterranean are found in the eastern Mediterranean, with beaches

Desert tortoise adoption successes The Tortoise Group, a Las Vegas-based nonprofit have an adoption program for desert tortoises. This story is about Shelly and her new custodian Heidi. Article quotes. “I never had one, but I always wanted one because they were, you know, fascinating to me,” Hill said. “She does like a figure 8 around my feet, and then she steps on my foot

Nesting Record-Breaking Season in Florida While last year’s total number of sea turtle nests was 2,802, this year’s total is 4,193. On a distance that spreads 35 miles at least one turtle egg has hatched on each Mote-monitored beach. To help with the hatchling disorientation problem, the Town of Longboat Key will reinforce its Marine Turtle Protection Ordinance to improve the management of artificial lighting