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Seemingly Innocent Beach Activity A Frightening Threat To Sea Turtle Populations It seems like the perfect way to spend a pleasant summer evening with family and friends on the beach, racing around with lights and buckets in an attempt to capture the most ghost crabs; however, believe it or not, this is actually a fatal practice. In reality, as sea turtles make their way to […]

State investigating turtle deaths along St. Johns River State wildlife officials are investigating a string of turtle deaths across Central and North Florida and are asking the public to report sightings of dead or dying turtles. Since early March, more than 100 dead or dying freshwater turtles have been reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in counties along the St. Johns River,

Garden State Tortoise Shines Again And Steps Forward To Provide Beloved Tortoise A Forever Home Tommy has spent the last 35 years with Judith Patience in Asheville, North Carolina, and has been her beloved companion for all these years. Believe it or not, Tommy is a Desert Tortoise, and has been cared for with the precision and dedication that a mother would give to her

Dozens of Scientists Urge Arkansas to Ban Commercial Turtle Trapping The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today received a letter signed by dozens of scientists supporting a ban on commercial trapping of wild freshwater turtles in the state. A group of leading international freshwater turtle experts convened by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature supports ending this unsustainable practice. The state Game and

USF Sarasota-Manatee receives grant to aid tortoise habitat USF Sarasota-Manatee‘s protected gopher tortoises will soon see some improvements to their habitat thanks to assistance from the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program. The improvements – funded through a $2,860 Bay Partners Grant – will focus on six acres near the campus’ entrance where a community of gopher tortoises reside in burrows. Work on the year-long project is

Conservationists Fight To Save Vital Tortoise Habitat From The Fate Of Development Letters upon letters have been arriving at the Clark County commissioners office over the past weeks, and they are all giving the exact same message- “Save Gopherus agassizii!”. And this is not surprising, given the fact that Clark County is on the verge of auctioning away 40,000 acres of prime wildlife and tortoise

Greek volunteers help Caretta caretta injured sea turtles to gain new life Olympia, a “Caretta caretta” sea turtle traced in Kyparissia bay, in the western part of Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, is one of the hundreds injured sea turtles that has found refuge at Archelon Rescue Center at Glyfada, in the southern suburb of Athens. Hugo Gilbert, a 20-year-old volunteer from France, has taken

Project Seeks To Conserve Chelonia Mydas Through Data Collection and Research Activities Bu Tinah Island, a little-known oasis in the middle of the Persian Gulf, is home to the incredible Chelonia mydas, which is now listed as an endangered species. Thankfully, there are multiple programs which perform detailed and labor-intensive studies in a valiant attempt to bring back this species from their delicate status. The

Study: Nesting Turtles Prefer Dark Beaches SHACKLEFORD BANKS – The little rover left tire tracks in the sand as it rumbled across the beach on the moonless summer night. Anna Windle followed behind, keeping an eye on the rover while shifting her backpack full of field gear. Turtle News From Around the World Ecology USA: Protected gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) lays eggs in Florida family’s