Category: Wild Turtles & Tortoises
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. [...]
Sarasota Florida Police Officer Rescues 100 Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Disoriented hatchlings were found crawling aimlessly in hotel parking lot. [...]
Singer Island Fla. Sea Walls Could Be In Violation Of Endangered Species Act
Seawalls could prohibit sea turtles from reaching nesting beaches in Palm Beach County. [...]
Scientists Discover Giant Marine Turtle That Suctioned Its Food
Fossil Ocepechelon bouyai, discovered in Morocco is from one of the largest marine turtles to have swam the Earth's oceans. [...]
Proposal Submitted To Designate Critical Habitat For The Loggerhead Sea Turtle
NMFS proposes waters off of six eastern states be designated as critical habitat for Caretta caretta. [...]
