Rodney Lewis

Hawksbill turtles find Seychelles safe to lay eggs during the day The Seychelles archipelago is one of two places in the world that hawksbill turtles find safe enough to lay eggs in broad daylight, says a local expert. Why do hawksbills feel safe to lay their eggs in Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean? One explanation given by Mortimer is […]

Conservationists in Chennai sight season’s first nesting turtle Sunday evening was a memorable time for a group of sea turtle conservationists in Chennai, as they sighted a nesting turtle on Neelankarai beach. This was the first ever sighting during the sea turtle nesting season this year, which begins in January and goes on till March end. TREE Foundation chairwoman Supraja Dharini said they received information

A research group finds new tortoise species in Mexico A group of international researchers led by a curator from the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto says it has discovered a new species of tortoise in northern Mexico. After decades of study, the team uncovered what was previously thought to be a single species of tortoise is actually three species. The new species has been named

Necropsies aim to reveal secrets of stranded turtles Volunteers gathered around Bob Prescott last Saturday as he prepared to cut off the bottom shell of a dead loggerhead turtle. Inside were the guts and a lot of fat, an unexpected amount of fat. “Hey, you guys, you want to see a fat turtle?” Prescott yelled to anyone who would listen. There were about 30 volunteers

Tortoise has soft-ball sized badder stone removed A 55-pound Sulcata (Centrochelys sulcata) tortoise named Sully is scheduled to be discharged from BluePearl Veterinary Partners hospital in Tampa after having a softball-sized stone surgically removed from his bladder. Dr. Peter Helmer, who performed the five-hour procedure to remove the stone Thursday, said the surgery was successful and Sully is recovering nicely. “It went really well,” said

Feral cats targeted to protect turtle hatchlings Rangers and conservationists concerned for the welfare of turtle hatchlings have carried out a feral cat trapping program in Exmouth. The Jurabi coastline is a major nesting ground for local turtle populations. Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) nature conservation coordinator Derek Sandow said the feral cat population has been gradually increasing. “We have been really concentrating on

Prehistoric men ate tortoises 400,000 years ago Prehistoric men living in Qesem Cave, Israel nearly half a million years ago ate tortoises, say archaeologists based on shell and bone remains found in the site, which bore clear marks of man-caused damage and burning. It is the oldest-known example of cooked tortoise cuisine. In fact it turns out that prehistoric hominids, going back a couple of

Terri the sea turtle heads home After washing up on the shores of Jersey several weeks ago and having a flight home cost of £22k, she has made it home. Terri was flown home at reduce cost thanks to the aviation company owned by Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson. Also watch a great video about the Turtle Trackers of Ningaloo and will the Hoan