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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Tweet It’s sea turtle nesting season in Florida, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sharing guidelines on how you can make a difference for these endangered marine reptiles. As hatchlings begin to appear on beaches throughout … Continue reading →
Tweet There are four species of sea turtles that are found in New York’s marine waters including; green, loggerhead, leatherback and Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. These species range in size, the smallest being the Kemp’s ridley that grows to lengths of approximately … Continue reading →
Tweet The season’s second sea turtle nest of the year became the first to hatch on Hilton Head Island on June 27. (Photo: Taylor Main/SCDNR) CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (July 10, 2019) — With several weeks of nesting season remaining, sea turtles have … Continue reading →
Tweet A loggerhead turtle swims in the ocean. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured or killed an estimated 100,000 – 200,000 sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2014, federal and state partner agencies agreed to a 10-year early-restoration project to … Continue reading →
Tweet Watch the video below to see how Dr. Brian Stacy studies sea turtle health, welfare, and mortality. Learn how to help reduce vessel strikes while on the water. Video | Southeast National WARNING: The video below contains images of injured turtles … Continue reading →
Tweet Thirteen leatherback turtles were sampled and tagged off Beaufort, North Carolina, in May by NOAA Fisheries Northeast and Southeast Science Center staffs and colleagues, continuing a project begun in 2017 to assess the turtles abundance, movements, behavior, and health … Continue reading →
Tweet Our native turtles are on the move in May and June seeking sandy areas or loose soil to lay their eggs. In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year when they are struck by vehicles as they … Continue reading →
Tweet FWC June 18 workshop in Levy County encourages gopher tortoise conservation The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding regional workshops to present information on opportunities for local governments and private landowners to help conserve gopher tortoises in Florida. The … Continue reading →
Tweet Contact(s): Andrew Badje, DNR Natural Heritage Conservation biologist, 715-921-5886 MADISON – As female turtles start leaving the water in search of sand or gravel uplands to lay their eggs, Wisconsin conservation biologists are asking people to report where the turtles … Continue reading →
