Myuchelys georgesi Suffers From Unknown Virus in Australia The Bellinger River snapping turtle is facing a huge decline in NSW mid north coast, Australia. While we think that only a few thousand of these are remaining in the river system, more than 300 specimen were found dead so far because of a mystery virus. “The virus attacks the turtles’ internal organs, leaving them blind and …
1485 Volunteers Clean Up a Beach For Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting Season Trinidadian and Tobagonian organization Nature Seekers is having its annual beach clean-up and is also celebrating its 25 anniversary. Every year, thousand of volunteers meet at Matura Beaches (which are important nesting sites) in order to remove bulk of debris and drift wood, making the path clear for turtles to lay their eggs …
22 baby Malaclemys terrapin saved from smugglers The SoundWaters nature education center in Stamford got an unexpected gift: 22 baby Malaclemys terrapin who were saved from smugglers in Alaska. More than 200 juvenile diamondback terrapins were found by US customs in Anchorage, Alaska. They were about to be shipped to China. Unfortunately, 1 has already died and the remaining 21 might not survive either. SoundWaters …
4000 Turtles Saved From Smuggling On Thursday, more than 4000 freshwater turtles were seized by custom officials in Pakistan.The smuggling attempt is believed to be the biggest consignment in the history of Pakistan. Although this species is protected by the law, it is commonly being smuggled. Last year thanks to the Chinese authorities, the Gilgit-Baltistan and the Sindh wildlife departments, more than 200 smuggled turtles …
Migration: The key to survive global warming A fossil of an extinct tropical turtle species, Gomphochelys nanus, was found in Wyoming and gives the first evidence that turtles used to migrate north when the climate warmed 50,000 years ago. Today’s turtles could do the same if global temperatures rise. However, this might be a huge problem since turtle and tortoise habitats keep shrinking because of …
theTurtleRoom launches new website, new daily blog feature, new shop, and more. Today, we are excited to launch our new website, outfitted with a new logo and colors that we hope will be recognizable as theTurtleRoom for years, even decades to come. We hope you like the new look and the new functionality the site brings. Additionally, we will be starting a daily news feature …
