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Cayman Turtle Centre may have to stop releasing sea turtle hatchlings without government verification of its standards and protocols Ebanks-Petrie said that research over more than 20 years of wild turtle populations nesting in Cayman shows that they travel significant distance and do not remain in local waters. Given the range they have, the release of farmed turtles poses a threat to turtles nesting in […]

Hawksbill sea turtle killed by plastic waste in Gulf of Thailand The latest victim in the global plastic pollution pandemic is an unfortunate hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which was found washed up on a beach in Thailand. Thailand is known to have a severe plastic pollution problem with many stating their “addiction” for plastic. Because of the country’s excessive-plastic waste output, much of it

‘Four-eyed’ hatchlings at the Tennessee Aquarium prop up two endangered turtle species Possible extinction for two turtle species has been safeguarded thanks to Tennessee Aquarium. The news comes after a pair of Four-eyed Turtles hatched at the aquarium and were discovered by their resident herpetologists during incubator inspections. What’s better is that two weeks after this, another pair of a closely related species (Beale’s Four-eyed

South American River Turtle subject of new study, results show 147,000 being protected Despite their local importance and past abundance, turtle populations are still threatened by the hunting and collection of adults and juveniles, looting of nests, the illegal trafficking of hatchlings to be used as pets, and the use of inappropriate fishing gear which can harm or kill individuals. In addition, broader degradation of

Disease linked to poor water quality affects island’s sea-turtle population (graphic) St. Maarten Nature Foundation have recorded a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with fibropapillomatosis (FP), a debilitating disease, during a dive. FP is a tumour forming disease that can greatly affect a turtle’s ability to swim, eat and evade predators. They primarily occur on the soft tissues of a turtle (flippers, eyes, skin). These

20 roofed turtles seized in Mumbai A number of Indian roofed turtles and a parrot were seized from Crawford Market on Saturday in a raid conducted by state forest department, Wildlife Mumbai and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) with the help of an animal welfare NGO. One individual identified as Bilal Mohd Hanif Shaikh (29) was arrested for illegally trading wildlife. To catch the full

Bald Head Island Conservancy, NC wins International Sea Turtle Symposium’s President’s Award for their work protecting sea turtles The award was for research, education and community engagement. Guests from UNC Chapel Hill’s Lohmann Lab attended to share their collaboration with BHI Conservancy studying how the magnetic fields of sea turtles lead many of them to nest in the same region they had hatched every year.

World-first: JCU Turtle Health Research Facility’s “phage therapy” trials successful in treating rehabbing green sea turtles “Green turtles rely on ‘good bacteria’ in their gut to extract nutrients from food,” said Dr Robert Kinobe, one of the researchers involved in the study. “This creates a challenge when it comes to treating bacterial infections because if we administer antibiotics, it can destroy the ‘good bacteria’ and

Endangered Manning River helmeted turtle thriving in some areas — and dingoes are helping It has been described as one of Australia’s most beautiful and ancient creatures, yet much is still not known about the rare and endangered Manning River helmeted turtle. In 2017 it was declared an endangered species, and Office of Environment and Heritage researcher Andrew Steed said it was at risk from