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Turtle conservation zones planned in Chennai In a bid to ensure the safety of turtles during nesting and hatching seasons, there are plans to set up turtle conservation zones along the coastline between December and April every year. The proposal was discussed at a stakeholders consultative meeting held on Thursday. Convened by the Wild Life Warden, it was attended by Chennai Collector A. Shanmuga Sundaram […]

David Sommers caught, but there are many more terrapin harvesters still illegally collecting diamondbacks in New Jersey marshes “There are hundreds of places it could occur,” Snellbaker said. “It’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time.” Fines for skirting the ban can be up to $25,000 per day for each violation, but it is determined on a case-by-case basis. The

48 newborn leatherbacks released into sea off Phang-Nga Out of a total of 57 leatherback turtles that hatched at their nest on Phang-Nga’s Khuk Khak Beach on Monday evening, 48 made it to the sea with a little human help along the way, a marine official said on Tuesday. Dr Kongkiart Kittiwattanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, said officials had spotted baby turtles

What Happens to a Turtle When It Cold-Stuns? Every year, National Aquarium Animal Rescue intakes dozens of rescue turtles from partners in New England. It’s our Animal Health team’s duty to evaluate and diagnose each of these endangered turtles, then develop a plan to get them back on the mend. Most of the turtles our team rehabilitates—including all the patients we’re currently caring for—are suffering

Bone cancer suggested in 240 million year old Pappochelys rosinae fossil, possible earliest evidence of cancer in amniotic history It may seem strange to find cancer interesting, but a recent study by JAMA Oncology suggests that at least one form of it has existed since the Triassic period. That’s as old as the dinosaurs, and the reason it’s interesting is that it allows scientists to

Green sea turtle spotted off Israeli coast after 10 years Omassi said that he sent the photo of the green sea turtle to the INPA’s Sea Turtle Rescue Center, which keeps a database of photos that allows individual turtles to be identified by the unique characteristics of their shells. The center confirmed that Shani has never been spotted in this area before. The green sea

“It’s the First Time Any Western Chelonian Researchers have Encountered Forsten’s Tortoises in the Wild!” Christine Light (Sulawesi Chelonian Conservation Program Coordinator) and Cris Hagen (TSA’s Turtle Survival Center Director of Animal Management) are currently on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia conducting surveys for endemic chelonians. Their counterparts from Tadulako University (UNTAD) in Central Sulawesi, Jusri Nilawati and Fadly Y. Tantu have found Forsten’s Tortoises in the

Rare sea turtle returns to Phangnga, first in 23 years An olive ridley sea turtle, or tao ya , was found laying eggs on a beach in this southern province on Saturday, in the first such reported sighting in 23 years. Mongkhol Liewwiriyakul, head of Khao Lampee-Hat Thai Muang National Park in Phangnga province, said he and park staff went to Bo Dan beach in

Landowners’ help required to count Gopher Tortoises The Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division and Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) are on an enlistment drive to help count one of the iconic species in Alabama’s longleaf pine forests, the beloved gopher tortoise. The reason the agencies must ask for help to estimate the population is that the vast majority of gopher tortoises live on private