Rodney Lewis

WildAid launches sea turtle campaign In a new effort to protect increasingly endangered sea turtles in a region that has long been a focal point of the sea turtle trade, multiple Chinese government agencies are partnering with WildAid celebrity ambassador Liu Ye to announce new measures that will both protect habitat and reduce demand for sea turtle products. The efforts are being spearheaded by the […]

Biologists keep an eye out for Island’s next generation of turtles Ecosystems biologist Connie Miller Retzer lowers a camera into a hole no larger than a loonie and watches as an image of the underground cavity comes to life on a video screen. A beetle scuttles by and a white egg shard is spotted in the dirt, but if baby western painted turtles nested there

3D-printed ‘sex dolls’ help biologist study turtle mating habits Using 3D-printed “sex dolls” a Carleton University researcher has answered a question biologists had been asking for years — what do northern map turtles find attractive in a female. Biologist Gregory Bulte says he’s been studying the mating habits of the northern map turtle for about 15 years, but the turtles are skittish and hard to

Midland painted turtle now a species at risk Midland painted turtles have been swimming under the radar. Until now. It had been the only Ontario turtle species not on the species at risk list until the declaration was made in late April by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. The declaration was made due to increasing numbers of turtles being hit

Digital Sea Turtles to aid researchers As challenging as it is to scan living creatures, the Digital Life Project is up to it. The project began at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in November 2016 with the goal of creating a digital “ark” of life on Earth. Imagine having millions of species right at your fingertips, a digital museum that can be pulled up and

Citizen science crucial in collecting data for scientists Citizens are often the best source of data for scientific research – something that was showcased May 5 at a fair in Kentville. The Citizen Science Expo was hosted for the second year at Kentville’s Town Hall and organized by the Blomidon Naturalists Society and featured several booths like that of Kayla Hamelin with the Canadian Sea

Asia’s largest tortoise recieves funding via the Whitley Award A Bangladeshi conservation biologist specializing in reptiles was presented the prestigious Whitley Award by HRH The Princess Royal, on Wednesday. Shahriar Caesar Rahman, co-founder of the Creative Conservation Alliance, is working to preserve Asia’s largest tortoise in a remote corner of Bangladesh. In 2011, Shahriar began surveying the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) for rare reptiles and

Veterinary Network Focuses on Sea Turtle Conservation What started 30 years ago as an ad hoc group of marine veterinarians swapping stories at conferences and consulting with one another about sea turtle health has turned into an international network. And now, this network has created the first “sea turtle bible,” Sea Turtle Health and Rehabilitation, which offers comprehensive guidance on husbandry, health, medicine, and surgery.

Florida authorities would like you to stop painting gopher tortoises The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission is yet again urging idiots to fight the impulse to paint gopher tortoises. The department posted to their Facebook page Wednesday afternoon offering a reward for any information regarding a gopher tortoise that was found in the middle of County Road 455, south of Montverde, covered in red