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Zoos help to save snail found in only one lake in Wales
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (858+ words) A tiny snail found in only one lake in the UK has been dubbed as precious as an Egyptian artefact as conservationists bid to save it. Several British zoos are setting up so-called ark populations of the glutinous snail, one…...
First Nations ranger knowledge reveals threats facing Northern Territory green turtles
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (489+ words) First Nations ranger groups working in protected areas have identified illegal commercial fishing as a major concern for the Northern Territory's green turtle populations, a study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) and James Cook University (JCU) reveals. The study…...
Naples beaches hit 70 turtle disorientation events, nearly 1 in 5 hatchlings affected
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (331+ words) NAPLES, Fla. (WINK)—Nearly 1 in 5 sea turtle nests on Naples city beaches have resulted in disoriented hatchlings this season, according to a city update released Sept. 10. The city reported 70 disorientation events so far, representing 18% of all recorded hatches. The original…...
Loggerhead sea turtle named 'Hope' returns home Friday
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (141+ words) Hope, the loggerhead turtle, returns home Friday. The Turtle Hospital in Marathon announced the public release of Hope, a 150-pound female loggerhead sea turtle. Hope is returning to the ocean at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at Sombrero Beach in Marathon. Staff…...
Protecting Kemp???s Ridley Sea Turtles from New England to Texas
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (698+ words) Animals in Our Care Research & Global Networks Linda Lory, manager of the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital, and biologist Charlotte Clark traveled to South Padre Island, Texas to assist Sea Turtle Inc. with rescue efforts during nesting season. By…...
Buying time for endangered turtles
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (532+ words) An adult female Blanding’s turtle with a radio tag in Royal Botanical Gardens wetlands. The species is listed federally as endangered and provincially as threatened. One evening in June, a female Blanding’s turtle named Carmen by Royal Botanical Gardens staff…...
WATERLINE: Be a beach buddy to sea turtles, shore birds
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (491+ words) Coastal Wildlife Club Turtle Patrol members Daniel, Aria and Chelsy Wartman work early Sunday along Manasota Key after a sea turtle hatchling made it to the Gulf waters. These snowy plovers, like other shorebirds nesting on local beaches, need people…...
UToledo Herpetologist Tracks Turtles Amid Harmful Algal Bloom
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (354+ words) Harmful algal blooms pose serious threats to people, animals and the environment. So The University of Toledo’s Dr. Jeanine Refsnider counts it as a positive discovery that northern map turtles tend to steer clear, as she and an undergraduate collaborator…...
Island Turtle Team Helps Rescue ‘Chili’ the Kemps Ridley Sea Turtle
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (375+ words) This season, the Stranding Team of three people on Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island who have permits to respond to sea turtles that wash ashore has written 20 stranding reports for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. We expect…...
Turtle time: Nine rescued shelled sweethearts set for a 10 a.m. ocean sendoff
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (184+ words) NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, Onslow County — Nine rehabilitated sea turtles are scheduled to return to the ocean Thursday morning at North Topsail Beach. The Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center will hold the public release at 10 a.m. at Jeffries…...