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Woman arrested for ‘Jabbing,’ ‘Stomping’ sea turtle nest in Miami Beach (video) A woman, Yaqun Lu, was apprehended on Saturday by police after she was found “stomping” and “jabbing” a protected sea turtle nest with a wooden stake typically used to border and protect the nest. The incident which led to Lu’s arrest occurred on Miami Beach at around 8:15am. The nest was clearly protected […]

Tortoises or Trucks? Once again, gopher tortoises in Florida are being protected, relocated The CDL course is offered by Marion Technical College, which is operated by the district. There is a national shortage of truck drivers, and the program’s focus is to help fill the needs of local companies. Mark Vianello, the district’s executive director of the Career and Technical Education department, said the tortoise

Can Crocodile and Turtle Farms Reduce Mexico’s Eco-Trafficking? Government-regulated crocodile and turtle farms have helped reduce illegal hunting and protect endangered species in Mexico, but the illicit trade continues. Illegally hunted and possibly illegally bred animals and their byproducts still circulate, and are also leaking out into the international market. The humble house in the rural village of Simón Sarlat in the tropical Mexican state

A new strategy is saving endangered California sea turtles from deadly fishing nets In Southern California the inherent tension between conservation and fisheries is evident in the trade-off between the need to protect endangered sea turtles from getting caught in fishing nets and the importance of commercial swordfish as a source of income and livelihood for California fishers. This month the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Bronx River turtles persist, despite pollution Hundreds of years ago, the Bronx River was rife with aquatic reptiles like common snapping turtles, musk turtles and painted turtles. But only a few species have managed to survive centuries of heavy development and pollution in the Bronx, one of the U.S.’ densest urban areas. And just like the city’s human population, many of its current turtle inhabitants

Meet A Lajwanti Naidu, and learn about how tourism in India can help protect its sea turtles Diviseema is a small and fertile island located in the delta region where the Krishna River divides in two and meets the Bay of Bengal. Notable places on Diviseema include Kuchipudi, Movva, Ghantasala, Sangameswaram, Nagayalanka, Bhavadevarapalli, Koduru, Hamasaladeevi, Mopidevi, and Avanigadda. Sponsored by the Andhra Pradesh government to

100 young, endangered sea turtles left stranded after Texas flooding Battering storms during May have caused extremely high tides and a lot of flooding along Texas’ coast, which has lead to 100 endangered sea turtles to become stranded, some the size of a dinner plate. Texas State Aquarium’s Chief Operator, Jesse Gilbert said: “The juvenile green sea turtles just couldn’t beat the waves. They literally

Lawsuit launched to force Federal Government to protect endangered species from nuclear power plant in Florida JENSEN BEACH, Florida—Turtle Island Restoration Network and Beyond Nuclear filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for failing to protect endangered species from illegal intake and harm at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant in Jensen Beach, Florida. For

SEA Turtle Lab, Malaysia’s first-of-its-kind turtle lab in a hotel lobby Launched last year, the lab is sponsored by The Taaras and is manned and equipped by University Malaysia Terengganu’s Sea Turtle Research Unit. The objective of the laboratory is to gather data and use it to improve sea turtle hatchery management, such as the optimum type of sand as well as on sea turtle