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Treatment used for drug overdoses in people could help sea turtles suffering from red tide exposure Red tides occur annually in the Gulf of Mexico and are caused by a harmful algal species that releases potent neurotoxins, known as brevetoxins, into the surrounding water. Brevetoxins bind to fats and are often found in fatty organs, such as the liver, in affected turtles. … Intravenous lipid […]

9,000 turtle eggs seized in S’kan The Marine Operations Force (MOF) have seized a massive 9,000 turtle eggs through two busts this year alone! Mohamad Pajeri Ali said: “No suspects were caught, but this is among one of MOF’s major successes…” He also stated it shows their dedication to stopping the smuggling of turtle eggs which have come from neighbouring countries. The eggs are being

Australia’s Raine Island Recovery Project increasing nesting area, reducing nest inundations for world’s largest population of green sea turtles “Over the course of the project nearly 40,000 cubic metres of sand has been moved – the equivalent of 16 Olympic-sized swimming pools – to double the amount of area that is high enough for turtles to nest in without their eggs becoming inundated by the

How a turtle tunnel is saving lives In Wisconsin, the State Highway 66 runs straight through Plover River, a bustling habitat for freshwater turtles. This means the busy highway is a big risk to turtles and other wildlife trying to cross it to reach the other side of their natural habitat. In 2015 alone, 66 turtles were killed attempting to cross. So, when this road

Two men nabbed, over 600 turtle eggs seized Two men have been arrested for illegally stealing and selling turtle eggs. The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) enforcement team nabbed the two men at Pasar Tamu Kubah Ria, Malaysia on Saturday! The first suspect, aged 65, was caught with over 200 eggs at 9:45am which were later seized. Similarly, in the afternoon another whopping 438 sea turtle

Florida State University thinks climate change could bring short-term gain, long-term pain for loggerhead sea turtles New research from conservation biologists at Florida State University and their collaborators suggests that while some loggerheads will suffer from the effects of a changing climate, populations in certain nesting areas could stand to reap important short-term benefits from the shifting environmental conditions. In an investigation of 17 loggerhead

Letter to the Editor: Will the BLM help or harm threatened Mojave desert tortoises? 1990, the mojave desert tortoise was officially listed as a threatened and declining species under the federal Endangered Species Act. Despite being placed under this legal protection, this species along with many others still continue to decline. Under this Act, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and other agencies must

70 rare Assam temple turtle hatchlings released in ‘Mini Kaziranga’ 70 rare and endangered freshwater turtles of two species; the black softshell (Nilssonia nigricans) and indian softshell turtles (Nilssonia gangetica), were released yesterday in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. These turtles were bred in the ponds of two temples in Assam, an area of India with high turtle biodiversity. The restocking of these two species was

Hurricane Dorian could wash sea turtle nests out to sea amid promising nesting season The hurricane is hitting just as beaches are moving from egg-laying season into hatching season, said Grace Dotson, senior scientist at Ecological Associates, which monitors sea turtle nests on sections of shoreline throughout the Treasure Coast. “We still have a few nests being laid,” she said, “but we’re getting a lot