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Panda Are Doing Better, Turtles Are Not Earlier this week, Pandas officially got downgraded from Endangered to Vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of nature (IUCN) red list. This is an extremely good news, but what about the other 5,100 Endangered species of animals ? Have we heard about the Nubian Flapshell Turtle going from Near Threatened to Critically Endangered this year ? How […]

Madagascar’s Sea Turtles Under Threat From Organized Poaching WCS Madagascar is concerned about the huge illegal hunting of sea turtles in the country which they believe is from an organized trafficking network. “The WCS team asserts that the recent spike in the exploitation of marine turtles is being driven by increasing demand for marine turtle meat and oil both on local markets and in Southeast

Passionate Woman On Mission To Save Endangered Turtles in Papua New Guinea Turtles number is declining in Papua New Guinea mainly due to eggs consumption, habitat destruction and local commercial fishing activities. With no scientific background but a true passion and love for turtles, Ange Amon, an Australian woman, is dedicated to do something about this. She established a conservation program with her husband that

Marathon Turtle Hospital Removes Another Turtle Tumor Successfully Thanks to a new high-powered CO2 laser tool, The Turtle Hospital keep treating and rehabilitating turtles with the disease efficiently. In this case, they had to remove a fibropapilloma which affect almost 50% of the green sea turtle population around the area. “We’re getting better and better all the time as we get different types of equipment,

Protected Sea Turtles Are Still Being Caught Illegally in Jakarta Although sea turtles are endangered and protected by law on Lembata Island, most of them end up being caught by fishermen to be sold on the fish market for their meat. Since no action is taken against this, Jakarta Animal Aid Network started a new program for sea turtle protection. Read more about it here

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

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

Nesting Record-Breaking Season in Florida While last year’s total number of sea turtle nests was 2,802, this year’s total is 4,193. On a distance that spreads 35 miles at least one turtle egg has hatched on each Mote-monitored beach. To help with the hatchling disorientation problem, the Town of Longboat Key will reinforce its Marine Turtle Protection Ordinance to improve the management of artificial lighting