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Monumental Release of Juvenile Natator depressus Marks an Exciting Move Towards Conservation Efforts Tuesday marked an exciting point in the conservation of Natator depressus, which is a vulnerable species with an unusually small range, found only in Australian waters. A group of these turtles were raised from hatchlings at Sea Life Sunshine Coast until one year of age before being released off Bundaberg coast. Not […]

Turtles and tortoises take centre stage at Delhi The third National Freshwater Turtle and Tortoise Strategic Conservation Action Planning and Red List Assessment Workshop took place in Delhi from February 16 to 18, 2017. Nature inFocus was present at this meeting that had gathered some of the top minds in the country to discuss the status of chelonian conservation, which is at a critical juncture

28 years of Lepidochelys olivacea conservation on Chennia’s beaches The SSCTN has been carrying out their annual patrols for the last 28 years, determined to ensure that the Olive Ridley turtle does not pass away into extinction. Turtle conservation on the Chennai coast began in 1971, when a few dedicated wildlife enthusiasts began walking the beaches of Madras to document the status of and threats

Researchers Work to Save Malaclemys terrapin Russell Burke, a professor of ecology at Hofstra University has been studying and tracking Malaclemys terrapin in an effort to preserve the native species which is under severe threat and has been declining rapidly. Burke’s studies are directed towards determining the reason for this decline and he hopes that this will bring benefits for the Jamaica Bay ecosystem as

Why Did Turtle Neck Evolved That Way ? The Mistery Could Be Solved After examining a turtle fossil thought to have lived around 150 million years ago, researchers think that the ability of turtles to withdraw their neck into the shell has evolved for hunting purposes: it would allow them to snap up prey much faster. Although it was previously believed that turtle’s neck evolved

Nantucket Sound location of most fatal turtle entanglements By Aug. 1, Chatham fisherman Jamie Eldredge has pulled the 200 conch pots he has in Nantucket Sound. He has made the summer switch to fishing for dogfish in the Atlantic Ocean. In doing so, Eldredge has avoided what has become a major headache for conch fishermen — large leatherback turtles that get tangled up in conch

Sea Turtle is an Unfortunate Victim of an Abuse Case After being in rehabilitation for a year at the Agriculture Ministry of the Marine Rescue Unit facilities at Jiyyeh port, Lucky the sea turtle was transported to Hammoud University Hospital in Sidon for continued medical treatment. Last year he was the unfortunate victim of a senseless beating after becoming stranded on a Lebanon beach. He

Endangered juvenile Chelonia mydas are being sold in Karachi markets Juvenile Chelonia mydas turtle are being solid in different markets in Karachi. The presence of recreational huts along the Sandspit beaches of Karachi, which is the breeding site of Chelonia mydas, stray dogs and crows, are posing serious threats to this endangered species of the sea turtles, but now illegall poaching is becoming another serious

Kinixys homeana smuggled into U.S. find new home at Dallas Zoo Fifteen threatened tortoises smuggled into the U.S. and confiscated in Miami are now recuperating at the Dallas Zoo. The Home’s hinge-back tortoises were smuggled into the U.S. on a plane in November. U.S. Fish and Wildlife inspectors intercepted the shipment. When no one claimed them, a call went out for accredited groups to take