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How Tim Shields’ Hardshell Labs is using drones to disrupt raven predation of hatchling desert tortoises There are an estimated 1 million ravens cruising the Pacific Flyway from Washington to California, and populations are booming in the Mojave. The Audubon annual bird count shows that there’s been an estimated 700 percent increase in ravens there over the past 40 years. The tortoises, meanwhile, are in […]

Turtle embryos play a role in determining their own sex By moving around the egg to find what Richard Shine, a professor at Macquarie University of Australia and one of the co-authors, calls the “Goldilocks Zone”—where the temperature is not too hot and not too cold—the turtles can shield against extreme thermal conditions imposed by changing temperatures and produce a relatively balanced sex ratio. “This

Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles 2019 has begun! Started in 2008, the Tour de Turtles (TdT) is a fun, educational journey through the science, research and geography of sea turtle migration using satellite telemetry. Created by Sea Turtle Conservancy, with help from sponsors and partners, this event follows the marathon migration of sea turtles, representing four different species, from their nesting beaches to their

Cyprus residents once again drive away Council of Europe’s international environmentalists attempting to protect sea turtle nests The first incident provoked a reaction by the government, which instructed the police to investigate complaints by the environmentalists. A report was handed to the Attorney General who will decide whether court action will be taken. The villagers of the area are at war with environmental organizations, accusing

Seaturtle.org’s Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System can show you sea turtle nests being laid around the world The Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring System collects data from monitored sites from local organizations. The system was designed in cooperation with sea turtle coordinators in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Areas interested in using the Sea Turtle Monitoring System to manage data can contact Seaturtle.org to get

Funding cut for loggerhead sea turtle protection in Gnaraloo area, Australia by government, state, and Gnaraloo Station Trust A spokesman for the Federal Environment Minister said the Government was committed to the conservation of the Gnaraloo loggerhead turtle rookeries in the Ningaloo World Heritage Area. “The Australian Government continues to protect this species in this area through activities funded under the five-year Regional Land Partnerships

St. Thomas the green sea turtle joins list of participants in Sea Turtle Conservancy’s Tour de Turtles to start 08/01 “St. Thomas,” a 35-pound male, and 15 other sea turtles are to participate in Tour de Turtles online educational competition that officially begins Aug. 1 and is organized by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. The unique “tour” follows the long-distance migration of different species of sea

Two-headed hatchling green sea turtle dies days after being found In Malaysia He said the cause of death was not yet known but added the turtle would have had little chance of surviving long in the wild. “It would have been poached by an eagle because it could not swim well,” he said. While rare, it was not the first time a two-headed baby turtle

New program, app released in CA, USA to help scientists and public help protect the western pond turtle Last month Tokatlian launched a new turtle-tracking project through the Midpen Biodiversity Index at the online app iNaturalist. The district is asking people to be on the lookout for the turtles. Through the app, people can upload pictures of the turtles they spot and include data such