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Unique Canine Works to Save Sea Turtles Could a dog really do anything to actually protect turtles, rather than eat them? Captain Ron is a Pocket Beagle specially trained to sniff out sea turtle eggs buried below the surface of the sand. He uses the scent of the mucous covering on the eggs to find each nest, whereupon scientists are able to collect their data. […]

Disney’s Vero Beach Resort Trains Dogs To Detect Turtle Eggs Captain Ron is a three-year-old pocket beagle trained to sniff and detect fresh sea turtle nests for Disney’s sea turtle conservation team which monitors 4 miles of beach near Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. “Captain Ron sniffs out the thin layer of clear mucus left on eggs buried up to 3-feet deep, saving time and labor

Tortoise Center Kept Under Wraps Barbed wire and guard dogs- it sounds like an army base, when in fact inside resides some of the world’s most endangered tortoises, Astrochelys radiata. This Madagascar tortoise haven is the head-quarters of the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA), which works tirelessly to conserve many of the worlds chelonian species in danger of extinction. Astrochelys radiata is highly sought after by

All ages learn about Sea Turtles The Sea Turtle shower event held on Saturday celebrates the 101 sea turtle nests located this year throughout Pensacola Beach and the Gulf Islands National Seashore. Quote: “We have all kinds of groups and advocates out here today to help educate people about local conservation efforts and opportunities within the community,” said Jennifer Jackson, director of marketing with Margaritaville.

Glyptemys insculpta resuced in Brooklyn When Michelle spotted a wood turtle on her sidewalk in Brooklyn she new she had to do something. Quote: I knew she wouldn’t last long on my busy Brooklyn block. It would be nice to think that this turtle was a sign that the city was getting green enough that wild turtles were migrating here to live in their natural

Debate Surrounds Australian Turtle Conservation Efforts For years Pseudemydura umbrina was presumed to be a totally extinct species, until the 1950’s, when the rediscovery of the species prompted great excitement among conservationists and scientists. As of now there are an approximate 50 breeding adults in the wild, and biologists have been working tirelessly to preserve the remnant of this fragile species. The newest development is

Turtles smuggled in India Were To Be Shipped To South East Asia “The association of turtles in Feng Shui in countries like Malaysia, Thailand and China, besides Vastu Shastra in India, is turning the illegal trade of turtles into a large wildlife smuggling racket in the country”. Recently, 50 endangered freshwater turtles were saved from a smuggler of Etawah. The investigation revealed that the turtles

New Conservation Steps for Critically Endangered U.S. Native Glyptemys muhlenbergii, the Bog Turtle, is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, and is native to the eastern United States. The Conservation Trust for North Carolina and the Boone-based Blue Ridge Conservancy recently purchased 179 acres of mixed hardwood forests and pine stands, which included the remains of a pond now turned into a wetland. This

Are sea turtles returning to Malta The last successful nesting of Caretta caretta at Ramla tal-Mixquqa (Golden Bay) was in the 1960’s. Article quote The loggerhead turtle breeding grounds closest to Malta are Spiaggia dei Conigli (Rabbit Beach) in Lampedusa and the shores of Tunisia and Libya. But the largest populations of loggerhead turtle in the Mediterranean are found in the eastern Mediterranean, with beaches