Turtles & Tortoises

1+ day, 1+ 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…...

2+ day, 44+ min 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…...

2+ day, 8+ 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…...

2+ day, 9+ 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…...

2+ day, 11+ 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…...

2+ day, 17+ 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…...

2+ day, 18+ 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…...

3+ day, 7+ 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…...

3+ day, 6+ 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…...

2+ day, 15+ 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…...