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Green sea turtle population discovered in a river in Southern California Between 30 and 100 turtles were discovered in the 3-mile stretch of the San Gabriel River in Long Beach. The river is a mix of salt and fresh water, and the area is equipped with two power plants on each side of the river that suck in cold ocean water to cool their generating […]

People love turtles Judging from the 800+ people who passed through the doors of the Kawartha Turtle Truama Centre in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada during their four hour open house, interest in how they are helping turtles was high. We’re big fans of the work KTTC is doing and are excited that so many people came out to this event. Great to see awareness happening of

Bellinger Turtle crisis update on Monday The Department of Primary Services are holding an open house for members of the public seeking an update on the crisis. It will be interesting to here their findings. So far more that 300 turtles have died from the virus which is traveling up stream. Turtle News From Around the World Education Montana State University graduate student fascinated with

Conservationist murders threaten Costa Rica’s eco-friendly reputation In May of 2013, a young conservationist was killed on a beach by poachers, as he protected sea turtle eggs. In January, all 7 men tried for the crime were acquitted, as evidence was thrown out because it violated protocol or seemingly disappeared from the courthouse. Sadly, this is a growing problem – in Costa Rica and around

Jurassic European Sea Turtles Suffered From Changing Sea Levels Remains of the supposed oldest sea turtle species was found in the Baetic Cordillera in Jaén 6 years ago. It is still not clear what group the primitive species Hispaniachelys prebetica, considered the oldest southern Europe species, belongs to. A researcher in the evolutionary biology group of the UNED, Adan Pérez-Garcia, studied and analyzed the fossil’s

Myuchelys georgesi Suffers From Unknown Virus in Australia The Bellinger River snapping turtle is facing a huge decline in NSW mid north coast, Australia. While we think that only a few thousand of these are remaining in the river system, more than 300 specimen were found dead so far because of a mystery virus. “The virus attacks the turtles’ internal organs, leaving them blind and

80,000 eggs in two days Odisha’s Gahirmatha saw the return of Olive Ridley turtles after a year of absence. Over a two day period they laid an estimated 80,000 eggs in the first two days at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, considered to the be largest rookery of the Olive Ridley turtles. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Happy ending for green turtle in a

Researchers publish paper detailing the travel patterns of 15 Leatherback Sea Turtles Leatherback Sea Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) have been a staple in this week’s chelonian news. Researchers just published a new paper detailing the travel patterns of 15 Leatherbacks who summer in New England then head south for the winter. They surprised researchers right from the start, heading out into the open sea instead of