Steve Enders

Update on the Philippine turtle crisis On what is an otherwise light Saturday in the news, there is an update on the Palawan Forest Turtle crisis that unfolded last week. Many, many people and organizations have come together to respond to this crisis. Thankfully, more than 2,200 of these rare turtles have been cleared to be released back into the wild. Many others are still […]

Sea Shepherd claims poachers are intimidating volunteers Sea Shepherd, a conservation organization focusing on marine life, claims their volunteers are being intimidated by poachers in Costa Rica. These claims are not surprising, considering the life of another conservationist was taken by poachers in Costa Rica previously. Turtle News From Around the World Conservation Go behind the scenes behind the scenes of sea turtle conservation. Girl’s

Turtle Excluder Devices becoming accepted in Malaysia While the state of Louisiana mulls legislation allowing its officers to enforce United States TED (Turtle Excluder Device) laws, the Malaysian Fisheries Department is running workshops throughout their country, introducing TEDs to fishers in order to safeguard Malaysia’s turtle populations. If TEDs can find acceptance in Malaysia, there is no reason for Louisiana to hesitate any longer. The

Gopher Tortoise Habitats the Focus of More Conservation Work The habitats of Gopher Tortoises will be the focus of more conservation efforts, thanks to nearly $1 million in federal grants. The project is taking place in long-leaf pine ecosystems, the prime habitat for Gopherus polyphemus, in six Southeastern states: Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the corner of South Carolina. The gopher tortoise is considered

Our Trash Takes a Life We shouldn’t need reminders to pick up our trash and clean up after ourselves. Especially these kind of reminders. A Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle has lost its life to abandoned fishing line, possibly one of the most dangerous things to leave behind at the end of a fishing excursion. This particular turtle ended up caught in the line which was

Diamondback Terrapin Die-off Remains a Mystery Researchers have discovered the Diamondback Terrapins from the massive die-off in New York died after becoming paralyzed. This is one of the symptoms of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) that results from high levels of saxitoxin, a marine biotoxin. have reached record levels, but the die-off of the local Diamondback Terrapin population is still covered in a shroud a mystery.