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Yangtze giant softshell turtle in Vietnam is the real thing, breeding may be possible Nguyen Huy Dang, Deputy Director of Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: “This is a very important mission and it needs to be done effectively. We have been seeking advice and consultation from the Ha Noi People’s Committee to promulgate guiding documents and collaboration with international organization to […]

Turtle gets new name as researchers discover mistaken identity A common turtle from north-west Queensland has been renamed after researchers compared it to fossil records. Researchers determined there were “seven distinct differences” between the fossil records with the old name of Elysea lavarackorum and the newly named Elysea oneiros. To read more follow the link. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation South Africa: Female

Sea Turtle Hospital of Palm Beach, FL researches Fibropapillomatosis affecting green sea turtles Fibropapillomatosis, or FP, was part of the impetus for the creation of the Sea Turtle Hospital, which had its fifth anniversary in October. “It was a disease we weren’t used to seeing in this part of the state,” said Eastman. Eastman has been working with sea turtles since the 1990s, when she

What to do if you find baby sea turtles washed ashore because of tropical weather With Tropical Storm Eta crashing into the Florida coast and causing sea levels to rise, more and more hatchling sea turtles are being washed ashore. The Sea Turtle Preservation Society gives tips on what to do if you find a hatchling turtle on a beach. Follow the link for more.

Endangered Sea Turtle Learns To Swim Again After Losing Two Flippers After having two flippers amputated from being caught in a fishing net, and five years of rehabilitation at the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre an Olive Ridley Sea Turtle, has been released back into the wild. Follow the link for the full story. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Mexico: Endangered sea turtle rebounding

Governor signs new law to protect South Carolina turtles, reptiles, amphibians South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law new regulations designed to protect the state’s native reptiles and amphibians. McMaster held a ceremonial signing event Wednesday at the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, which has several animal conservation programs . The law was passed during the most recent legislative session. The South Carolina Department

Historic event: Loggerhead turtle lays eggs at Los Boliches beach, in Spain, for the first time ever! A female nesting Loggerhead turtle has laid eggs at Los Boliches beach in Spain for the first ever! The nest was laid between the 3-4th August, where the turtle laid over 70 eggs, a typical clutch size for Mediterranean loggerhead turtles. This beach has now been thrust into

Wildlife poaching syndicate sentenced to 56 years imprisonment Durban – Nine members of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking gangs have been sentenced to a total 56.5 years behind bars in a Malawian court on Monday. The gang were members of the Lin-Zhang syndicate and were each found guilty of at least one wildlife trafficking offence of a listed, protected or endangered species.

Two Map Turtles Species Move One Step Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection in Mississippi, Louisiana NEW ORLEANS—As the result of a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and Healthy Gulf, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to decide on Endangered Species Act protection for Pascagoula and Pearl River map turtles by Oct. 29, 2021. “North American turtles survived the asteroid that