Category: Wild Turtles & Tortoises
Leatherback Turtle Rescued By New Jersey Coast Guard
You have to love the U.S. Coast Guard. You can hail them on Channel 16 when you are on the water and your boat is in distress. They perform some of th [...]
Herping The Eastern Box Turtle
The Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) has a rather complex annual cycle, which will put it into different areas at different times of t [...]
Beautiful Dive Footage Of A Sea Turtle In The Philippines
A sea turtle hung around for more than 30 minutes while diving instructor Gage Veridiano was shooting it on video. [...]
Leatherback Turtle Survives Billfish Impalement
The sword was successfully removed from the sea turtle and sent to a lab for analysis. [...]
Minnesota Town Installs Turtle Tunnel
Tunnel system imported from Germany may be prototype for future turtle tunnels in Minnesota. [...]
Where Do Baby Hawaiian Sea Turtles Go?
NOAA and Waikiki Aquarium to track Hawaiian green sea turtles. [...]
Huge Alligator Snapping Turtle Caught And Released In Oklahoma
The alligator snapping turtle was estimated to weigh about 100 pounds. [...]
Indian Biologist and Turtle Specialist Chandrasekhar Kar Passes Away at 58
Kar worked tirelessly to protect the turtles of India [...]
Alligator Snapping Turtle Rescued From Louisiana Culvert
Turtle was stuck in a Louisiana culvert when it was rescued. [...]
Wildlife Queensland Launches Campaign to Save Mary River Turtle Hatchlings
Campaign underway to bolster populations of Australia's Mary River turtle. [...]
Young Loggerhead Sea Turtles Spend Lost Years Floating In Seaweed
Neonate loggerhead sea turtles shelter in Sargassum and drift with the North Atlantic Subtropical gyre. [...]
Florida Biologists Hope For Successful Sea Turtle Nesting Season
Florida has the most sea turtle nesting sites in the United States. [...]
U.S. And China Release Sea Turtles Into Disputed South China Sea
Three rehabilitated sea turtles were released by Sea Turtles 911. [...]
Blanding's Turtle Conservation Work Honored in Illinois
The Blanding's turtle is on the CITES list of protected species. [...]
Protections Sought For Yuman Desert Fringe-toed Lizard and 6 Other Herps
Center for Biological Diversity is suing USFWS to get protections for these southwestern U.S. herps. [...]
Scientists Turn To GPS To Map Out Hotspots For Leatherback Turtles In The Pacific
It is hoped that GPS data will be used by fisheries to avoid leatherback turtle bycatch. [...]
Red-eared Sliders Don't Transmit Disease To Western Pond Turtles
Scientists show that red-eared sliders don't transmit common diseases to western pond turtles. [...]
Drought Linked To Decline Of Desert Tortoise In California's Sonoran Desert
Twenty six year study looks at drought and how it affects ecosystem of Agassiz desert tortoise. [...]
Canada Designates 75 Acres As Protected Habitat For The Blanding's Turtle
The Blanding's turtle enjoys more protections in Canada. [...]
Amazon River Turtles In Danger
Information on giant Amazon River turtle and the yellow-spotted Amazon River turtle. [...]
How To Save The World’s Sea Turtles
Many sea turtle populations are growing due to worldwide conservation efforts. [...]
Man Saves Turtle, Gets Bitten By Rattlesnake
Florida man had just helped a turtle cross Interstate 75 in Florida when he was bitten. [...]
Olive Ridley And Green Sea Turtles Suffer From Costa Rican Longline Fishery
Researchers estimate more than 700,000 sea turtles caught in longlines during an 11 year period. [...]
Sea Turtles Ingesting More Plastic Than 25 Years Ago
Researcher analyzed 37 sea turtle studies that date from before 1900 to 2011. [...]
