Rodney Lewis

Nest of endangered Batagur affinis found in Koh Kong province Conservationists in Koh Kong province have found a nest of 16 eggs of the critically endangered royal turtle, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today. The discovery in Sre Ambel district, the first of the year, was made on February 3 by WCS staff working with the Fisheries Administration and local communities along the Sre Ambel […]

Sea turtles bring South Asia closer together Members of a regional task force from Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka made urgent calls for a plan to stop the decline of the threatened species when they met in Colombo at the second meeting of The Northern Indian Ocean Marine Turtle Task Force (NIO-MTFF) at the end of January. The task force, comprising experts and

Olive Ridley Project’s first Sea Turtle research expedition � A great success The first sea turtle research expedition in Haa Alif Atoll last November was a great success. The ORP (Olive Ridley Project) team and volunteers surveyed 25 sites and recorded a total of 91 turtle sightings. In addition, we encountered sharks, dolphins, rays, and many tropical fish. Unfortunately, we also added 37 ghost gear

Following the turtle trail in coastal Karnataka A huge number of dead olive ridley turtles washed up on the Chennai coast recently, prompting environmental activists to warn of a crisis concerning the already endangered sea-dwelling species. The fact that the deaths are occurring during the peak nesting season also raises question about the conservation efforts being made as well as programmes in place to educate

Galapagos hosts nursery for new species of giant tortoise PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador: Crowded under a rock in the Galapagos archipelago, the baby tortoises wait for the sun to go down to leave their shelter. Nothing disturbs these eastern Santa Cruz tortoises (scientific name Chelondis donfaustoi), which were determined just two years ago to be a new species native to the Ecuadoran islands that inspired Charles

Five-year-old writes letter to Pizza Express asking them to ban plastic straws Pizza Express is set to ban plastic straws from all of its restaurants as a result of a letter written by a five-year-old girl calling them out on the impact it has on animals. Ava James, whose mum hails from Saltash and her grandmother still lives there, begged the restaurant chain to stop

Ancient Crocodiles Once Feasted on Giant Tortoises Today, Aldabra Atoll, an island in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar and Tanzania, is a predator-free paradise for more than 100,000 giant tortoises. Gone are the seafarers who over-hunted them to near extinction in the 18th and 19th centuries. Gone too are the large crocodiles that may have preyed upon them in prehistoric times, as a new study

Groundbreaking Chemo Tumor Treatment for Sea Turtles A groundbreaking alternative procedure used to treat tumors on sea turtles was performed at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital Saturday, in partnership with researchers from the University of Florida. The electrochemotherapy treatments, the first of their kind in the United States, are part of a pilot study being conducted on green sea turtles with fibropapilloma, cauliflower-like tumor growths

Meet Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center’s new resident The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center will soon have a new resident sea turtle. Sweet Pea, a female juvenile green sea turtle, is scheduled to arrive at the center Thursday morning. The center will be closed Thursday through Monday to allow Sweet Pea time to acclimate to the pool and to her new role as