Category: Turtles & Tortoises Information & News
Texas-based Sea Turtle Advocacy Nominated For Best Non-Profit Organization
Turtle Island Restoration Network is a finalist for the best non-profit organization award from Galveston.com [...]
64 Turtles Stolen From Okinawa Zoo
Both species are listed as threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resource [...]
Juvenile Terrapins Released On Maryland Island
The turtles were rehabilitated before they were released. [...]
Northern California Woman Indicted For Illegally Exporting Turtles To Hong Kong
The woman did not have the permits to export the reptiles nor did she declare them to a U.S. official, the indictment claims. [...]
Two Arrested For Poaching More Than 4000 Wild Turtles In Florida
The investigation concluded that the poachers took more than 4,000 turtles from the wild illegally and sold them over a six month period [...]
21 People Infected By Salmonella Via Pet Turtles, CDC Says
Red-eared slider turtles, like all reptiles, carry Salmonella. [...]
Baby Sea Turtle Found With 104 Pieces of Marine Plastics In Its Stomach
The baby loggerhead starved to death after ingesting so much plastic pollution. [...]
A Loggerhead Sea Turtle As Florida City Mayor? Why Not!
Elizabeth 'Sea Turtle' Drayer is running for mayor of Clearwater, FL. [...]
Several Hundred Reptiles And Amphibians Removed From California Reptile Rescue
The county received complaints of a foul odor emanating from the facility. [...]
Sea Turtle Speared In Florida Recovering At Turtle Hospital
Splinter is in recovery after the 3-foot long spear was removed from her body. [...]
Conservationists Sue USFWS For Denying Sonoran Desert Tortoise ESA Protections
The USFWS changed its mind on putting the tortoise on the Endangered Species Act list. [...]
Lawsuit to Be Filed to Protect Green Sea Turtle Habitat
Under new Trump administration rules, the green sea turtle would no longer be protected. [...]
4 Four-Eyed Turtles Hatched At Tennessee Aquarium
The captive breeding program produced a pair of four-eyed turtles and two Beal's four-eyed turtles. [...]
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue Seeks Bra Hooks To Stitch Up Turtle Shells
The rescue has been seeing as many as 40 injured turtles a week during the last month. [...]
Man Straps GoPro Onto Turtle And Gets Some Cool Footage
The GoPro footage is straight from the perspective of a red-eared slider. [...]
Dead Sea Turtle Found In Florida Entangled In Fishing Line And Plastic Trash
“Another reminder to leave only your footprints when visiting the beach!” [...]
Woman Arrested In Florida For Harassing Sea Turtle Nest
Police and bystanders observed Yaqun Lu, from China poking and stomping on a sea turtle nest. [...]
Want To Intern In The Maldives To Help Sea Turtles? Read On!
The internship is two weeks and includes free room and board at the Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu resort. [...]
Turtle Island Restoration Network May Sue Florida Power & Light Co. For Incidental Taking of Sea Turtles
The nuclear plant operator has a “biological opinion” from the fisheries service that allows the incidental take of sea turtles. [...]
Arizona Game and Fish Desert Tortoises Up For Adoption
Once a desert tortoise is placed in captivity, it cannot be released back into the wild. [...]
Stray Russian Tortoise Gets Damaged Shell Fixed By San Diego Veterinarian
Teddy is now up for adoption at the San Diego Humane Society. [...]
US Marines Control Raven Populations To Save California Desert Tortoises
The decline in Mojave desert tortoises is attributed to the increase in the raven population, according to the U.S. Marines. [...]
Florida Box Turtle Walks Again With Help From Custom Wheelchair
Scoot Reeves walking with his new wheelchair. [...]
