Tweet A Hawaiian hawksbill turtle swims underwater. Photo taken with NOAA USFWS Permit #TE-739923-8. May 15 marks Endangered Species Day, a time when we celebrate the protection of endangered species and their habitat. Hawai‘i is often called the endangered species … Continue reading →
TweetMissoula – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is asking for help from the public in reporting snapping turtle sightings in west-central Montana. In Montana, snapping turtles are a native species east of the continental divide, but they are non-native west of … Continue reading →
Tweet A juvenile green turtle swimming in the open ocean. Photo: Witherington – Our Sea Turtles. Blair and Dawn Witherington. NOAA Fisheries is committed to the protection, conservation, and recovery of sea turtles. We conduct research to inform conservation management … Continue reading →
Tweet Loggerhead Turtle Swimming. Credit: NEFSC/Allison Henry We work with organizations along the Atlantic coast to help rescue and rehabilitate protected animals such as sea turtles. A successful rescue takes months of work and coordination between many partners. We make sure … Continue reading →
Tweet Build A Turtle Nest Cage And Report Turtle Crossing Hotspots Help hatch a new generation of wood turtles, a state threatened species, by reporting turtle road crossings and building a nest cage. / Photo credit: Andrew Badje MADISON, Wis. – … Continue reading →
Tweet USFWS staffer Billy Shaw discovered this nest on Lighthouse Island in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo: Provided) CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (May 1, 2020) — Sea turtle nesting season in South Carolina has begun right on cue. South Carolina Department … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas is home to 16 species of turtle, but only two are land dwellers — the three-toed box turtle and the ornate box turtle. Box turtles are the only turtles in North America with a flexible … Continue reading →
TweetTurtles are crossing Missouri roads this spring looking for grub and a mate. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages drivers to be cautious on the roads this spring and give turtles a brake! These reptiles … Continue reading →
TweetDiamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) are found in bays and estuaries of the marine district. Terrapins, like all turtles, breathe air. Like crabs, they are enticed by bait used in crab pots and enter the trap in the same way. Unfortunately, unlike crabs, when terrapins can’t escape a trap, they lack oxygen and will ultimately drown. To help protect terrapins, Terrapin Excluder Devices … Continue reading →
TweetA fatal viral disease continues to impact Florida freshwater turtles, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) asks the public to assist the ongoing investigation by reporting sick and dead turtles. Beginning in the St. Johns River watershed … Continue reading →
Tweet The turtle nesting season has officially kicked off (November – March) heralded by a frenzy of love action captured on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Lady Elliot Island based marine biologist, Jacinta Shackleton (instagram.com/jacintashackleton) witnessed four mature male turtles and … Continue reading →
Tweet Four species of sea turtles can often be found in New York’s marine waters—green, loggerhead, leatherback, and Kemp’s Ridley—all of which are threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Around this time of year, sea turtles begin to leave the New … Continue reading →
Tweet The recent cold snap marks the beginning of the cold-stunned sea turtle season in the Northeast. Cold and immobile sea turtles are now washing up on Northeast beaches, particularly on the sound side of Long Island in New York and Sandy Hook and Long … Continue reading →
Tweet Researchers record the sixth olive ridley sea turtle nest in the Hawaiian Islands in three decades, thanks to quick reporting by members of the public! Imagine the surprise and excitement of finding a sea turtle nest hatching under your … Continue reading →
Tweet New phone numbers to report sea turtle and marine mammal strandings in Louisiana are now available. The public is encouraged to report strandings as soon as possible with as much information, such as photos and GPS location, as can … Continue reading →
Tweet PHOTO: Sea Turtle in Cozumel, Mexico. Of the world’s seven types of sea turtles, the loggerhead, white, hawksbill and leatherback species especially thrive in warm, Caribbean waters. As home to more than half of the world’s endangered sea-turtle species, … Continue reading →
Tweet DEC Bureau of Wildlife staff captured 26 female Blanding’s turtles and fit them with radio transmitters to determine where they are nesting in several large populations in St. Lawrence County. Staff focused radio telemetry efforts on three locations where they had … Continue reading →
Tweet The Olive Ridley Project is working towards cleaning up the oceans and helps rescue and rehabilitate turtles. The Inspiring Travel Company – specialists in luxury holidays to the Maldives – has recently published an interview with Dr Claire Lomas, … Continue reading →
Tweet More than a century after it was last spotted – its last confirmed sighting was in 1906 – a female Fernandina Giant Tortoise was ‘rediscovered’ earlier this year on Fernandina, the youngest and third largest of the Galapagos Islands. … Continue reading →
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