tortoise news

Now that’s a turtle! Kevin Enge of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission picked up a 125 pound Alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) from the Suwannee River (see photo). Their is also some great video footage of the turtle under water, see the Ecology section. A sea turtle is rescued from a sand pit on a Jacksonville beach, two Leatherback seaturtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are

Blanding’s turtle travels 17 miles We have a story about a Blandings turtle that was micro-chipped in 2007 which was found 17 miles away in 2014, highlighting how valuable wildlife corridors are and the extensive range of the the turtle. Also an audio interview with Dr James van Dyke whilst at the Murray River Turtle Forum at Calperum and a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle release

Crisis in the Philippines This is a very, very urgent appeal for funds to help 4000 turtles confiscated by authorities in Palawan during the past couple of days. The vast majority of them, 3,800, are the endemic Philippine Forest Turtle (Siebenrockiella leytensis) which only exist in a small range at the northern end of Palawan. This number exceeds the current understanding of the existing wild

A Wood Turtle Released Back To Its Habitat The wood turtle was found in the backyard in Moncton, Canada and was then placed to the Atlantic Wildlife Institute where it spend a few weeks before being released. Being kept as a pet, the institute was afraid the turtle might have picked up harmful bacteria. After making sure that the turtle was healthy, the next task

Sea Shepherd claims poachers are intimidating volunteers Sea Shepherd, a conservation organization focusing on marine life, claims their volunteers are being intimidated by poachers in Costa Rica. These claims are not surprising, considering the life of another conservationist was taken by poachers in Costa Rica previously. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Go behind the scenes behind the scenes of sea turtle conservation. Girl’s

Critically Endangered Tortoise Born At The Smithsonian National Zoo A baby spider tortoise was born at the Smithsonian National Zoo. On top of a very tricky incubation period of that species, the egg was cracked and one might think that it would stop the development of the embryo. Yet, the egg surprisingly hatched after fixing it using glue and some very precious care. The Smithsonian

People doing great things David Godfrey is carrying on the work of Archie Carr at the Sea Turtle Conservancy, Beach ambassadors at Pensacola beach are educating people to leave no footprints and some Gopher tortoises are rehomed when a rescue centre is closed down, see the Conservation section. Check out the fantastic Sea turtle artwork by Alexa Caskey and the giant mechanical Sea turtle that

Shell repairs One lucky turtle has its shell repaired using the cable tie method and a Leopard tortoise has it’s final fitting for its 3-D printed shell, see the Turtle Repairs section. If you’re out and about on Virginia Beach, N.E.S.T have put up new signage to inform the public about sea turtles and how best to help them. A Hawksbill sea turtle released three