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Hicatee Workshop Held In Belize Along With the TSA While the Hicatee, Dermatemys mawii, was on the brink of extinction not so long ago, the species is doing way better today thanks to huge collaboration efforts and commitment from the TSA, Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), the Belize Fisheries Department, and the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. I strongly encourage you to read […]

Butchered Turtles Found in Ancient Grave In Turkey, archaeologists found 17 butchered soft-shelled turtles in the grave of a woman. Because river turtles were not a typical Mesopotamian meal, they think they have been used or eaten in a funeral ritual. The turtles were found at an ancient site that is about to disappear for a hydroelectric project Turtle News From Around the World Biology

3230 Pig-nosed Turtles Saved From Smugglers The Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry along with the Marine Resource and Fisheries Monitoring Post stopped a smuggling attempt of 3230 Carettochelys insculpta in Jakarta. The turtles were found in 190 plastic boxes in four luggages. The smugglers attempted to send the luggages through an old airport entrance that has no X-ray devices. Turtle News From Around the World

Another Wave Of Cold Stun Arrived A second wave of cold stun has arrived and has already made victims… read more in the Ecology and H&M section. Still in the Ecology section learn more about a herpes virus that is making its way on the way up to the east coast. In the Biology section have fun reading about some ancient animals caught permanently in

Mary River Turtle, Elusor macrurus Suffers From Dry Weather It is well known that the environment determines whether or not turtle eggs will survive. Well, a too dry environment begets dehydratation which will results in the death of the eggs. This is exactly what happemed to many Mary River turtle eggs unfortunately. About 470 hatchlings emerged from protected nests this year. That is a third

Educating Hungry Ravens with 3D Printed Tortoise Shells The number of Gopher tortoises has been slowly declining in the Southwestern US according to conservationists. One of the reason of that decline ? Predators. Ravens commonly target young gopher tortoises for their meal. The solution ? 3D printed decoy shells to fool the hungry ravens. But ravens are extremely clever and will probably won’t be fooled

NJ Ends This Year’s Harvest Season For Malaclemys ssp An order was issued by the Enrivronmental Protection Department to stop any further harvesting of Malaclemys Terrapin species. The order will last until the end of the March, the day the harvest season ends. Last year more than 3,500 turtles were taken from two locations to raise them for the market. The state is now studying