Conservation Isn’t Just Saving Beaches: This Turtle Study Says Reefs and Routes Matter Too

Three species of sea turtles are regularly observed in the Red Sea, which is an inlet of the Indian Ocean: hawksbills, greens ...

The Rarest Turtle on Earth: How a Giant Vanished from a Famous River System

Freshwater extinctions rarely happen overnight, especially in a habitat as large as the Yangtze River. However, it’s still ...
BusinessMirror

Mimaropa, a haven for marine turtles

On New Year’s Day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released 88 olive ridley turtle hatchlings in ...
WLRN

Sea turtles, a Florida conservation success story, face a new threat

A baby green turtle (left) and a baby loggerhead (right), excavated by conservationists in Florida. Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto ...

Meet Dhaval Laksmi: This rescued Olive Ridley turtle has travelled 1000 km since her release

Dhaval Lakshmi, a rehabilitated Olive Ridley turtle, has swum 1000 km in the Arabian Sea. Satellite tracking shows successful rewilding, active foraging and adaptation, marking a conservation ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Royal Carribean Group and World Wildlife Fund launch “Shell Week” for sea turtle conservation

Shell Week will run from June 8th to June 16th, and to commemorate the week, the Royal Carribean Group and World Wildlife Fund have created a bracket-style tournament to name the most popular sea ...
Taos News

Conservation group sues feds to protect Rio Grande turtle

The Rio Grande cooter can’t catch a break. Rivers that once sustained the turtle species, native to New Mexico, Texas and ...
Post and Courier

Experts predicted a banner year for sea turtle nesting. The turtles had other thoughts.

So far this year, some 90,000 loggerhead turtle hatchlings have emerged from their sandy nests on a pair of beaches located within the Cape Romain National Wildlife. And this wasn’t even a great year ...

Endangered freshwater turtle found at Changi Beach

The soft-shelled reptile is likely a victim of the illegal pet trade, said an animal expert. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Panda

Tortoise and turtle conservation is crucial for the South

Toliara - The time for a conference to raise awareness for both tortoise and turtle conservation in the Southwest of Madagascar could not have been more appropriate. Even as WWF Toliara was holding ...
Panda

Turtle conservation in Fiji at a glance

Fiji joins the rest of the maritime nations in marking World Sea Turtles Day. Fiji joins the rest of the maritime nations in marking World Sea Turtles Day. Since the setting up of the first Turtle ...
Mongabay

Spotted softshell turtle release boosts reptile conservation in Vietnam

The rewilding of 50 captive-bred spotted softshell turtles has sparked hope among conservationists for the future of the rare and threatened species in Vietnam, a country where softshell turtles are ...