Matt Knight

Dredging danger threatens turtle landing site SAND dredging is destroying a known turtle landing site in Pasir Panjang, Segari, Manjung, say environmental bodies. The activity, near the estuary of Sungai Puyu, was spotted by local fishermen who then informed several environmental non-governmental organisations. Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) president S.M. Mohamed Idris said the organisation is concerned with the activity as the area is one of […]

New study sheds light on the brain evolution of turtles A new study led by the University of Birmingham shows that the brain of turtles has evolved slowly, but constantly over the last 210 million years, eventually reaching a variety in form and complexity, which rivals that of other animal groups. The study also discovered that the first turtles with a fully formed shell were

Greece once had side-necked turtles, other unexpected reptiles, and a very different environment This species was a so-called side-necked (Pleurodira) turtle. The peculiarity of the finding is that the side-necked turtles group is only inhabiting the Southern hemisphere today, and became extinct from the European continent a long time ago, however, the fossil of Nostimochelone lampra was found in an 18 million year old sediment

Caretta Caretta tagged for study of migratory route MANY turtles make the trek to the Sunshine Coast each year for the breeding season. But after this female loggerhead turtle returned to the water she took researchers with her via satellite. A team of volunteers have been walking the beaches for the past month before coming across the turtle on Tuesday night at Shelly Beach. Turtle

Longboat Key Turtle Watch donates nearly $10,000 to Mote’s sea turtle & education programs On Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, members of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) donated more than $9,770 to help advance Mote Marine Laboratory�s education and sea turtle programs. This year the funds for Mote will be distributed among the Lab�s Hatchling Hospital, Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital, Sea Turtle Conservation and Research

Satellite tracking provides clues about South Atlantic sea turtles’ ‘lost years’ A University of Central Florida biologist whose groundbreaking work tracking the movements of sea turtle yearlings in the North Atlantic Ocean attracted international attention has completed a similar study in the South Atlantic with surprising results. South Atlantic sea turtles do not passively ride prevailing currents as historically assumed, but instead actively swim and

13 rehabilitated turtles released into Arabian Gulf to mark 46th UAE National Day The turtles released were from three species, the loggerhead, green and hawksbill sea turtle. Five of the turtles, named Aqua, Lucky, Spots, Oogie and Turtala, were fitted with satellite linked tags, sponsored by the Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo (DAUZ). The tags will enable the teams to collect vital data about their

Turtle barnacle researcher tracking them down The key to protecting critically endangered turtles could lie in their barnacles. While some people think barnacles growing on turtles is bad for them, Griffith University researcher Ryan Pearson said they could actually help protect the turtles, and shift conservation to where it�s needed most. �The International Union for Conservation of Nature has recently added sea turtle sub-populations to

Texas to propose ending unlimited commercial trapping of its wild turtles Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has agreed to propose a ban on commercial turtle harvesting of its native wild species after recent studies confirmed that its current populations were not sustainable. If the ban passes, Texas will join other states such as Florida, Iowa, Missouri, and Alabama in protecting its reptile residents from overcollection.