tortoise news

Become a Turtle Tallier Under the “Research” section we have three stories asking for assistants in reporting turtle sightings whilst you’re out and about. This will help scientists understand the turtle species around us and how to best help them. So read the stories and maybe check to see if your local area is conducting something similar you can participate in. In the “Crime & […]

Of Swimming Tortoises and Saving Sea Turtles Saturdays seem to be slow news days. Today, we bring you more stories of saving sea turtles, but more interestingly, the recollection of a story about a swimming (or floating) Aldabra tortoise. While the occurrence of the tortoise coming ashore on a beach in Tanzania is more than 10 years old, it reminds of some of Darwin’s theories

They Are Not Ninja Turtles But They Still Face a Fight The Annam leaf turtles (Mauremys annamensis) are now classified as Critically Endangered due to over-hunting for its meat and habitat destruction. They are now on the brink of extinction but some zoos are working hard with this species to save it. At London Zoo, a new habitat has been developed for this species. The

Turtle Survival Alliance annual conference The Turtle Survival Alliance​’s annual conference will be held from August 6-9 in Tucson, Arizona. Yesterday, the TSA released the “Call for Papers” for those interested in giving a presentation during the conference. We will be organizing one of the sessions for their conference with myself serving as Session Chair for a session entitled Captive Husbandry – Collaboration & Conservation.

Spotlight on Sea Turtles in Lebanon Every year, without exception, sea turtles lay eggs on the Tyre Beach Nature Reserve in Lebanon. Hasan Hamza, the manager of the reserve, wants to help protecting and saving these beautiful creatures. Sea pollution along with accidental by-catch plays against these turtles every year. An overall lack of cultural awareness among fishermen enhance this woes as well. Fishermen do

Turn Those Lights Off! It’s Turtle Nesting Season! From May 1st to October 31st, it’s turtle nesting season in Florida. Therefore, all lights visible from the beaches must be turned off from 9pm to 5am. As you may know, artificial lights have a significant negative impact on hatching turtles; they lure them inland instead of seaward. As a result, may hatchlings get lost and end

Louisiana works to protect sea turtles Following up from a our previous report, the bill in Louisiana to repeal the state turtle-excluder device enforcement prohibition passed through the state House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment yesterday (Wednesday, April 29). This bill still has a few steps to go, but its passing would bean Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents would be able to