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They arrived at this conclusion after studying the bones of dead turtles that had washed up on Mexican beaches, in a bid to find out more about the animal's migratory patterns.
Read moreSince 1983, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece (ARCHELON) has taken efforts to protect loggerhead turtles in and around Greece.
Read moreMore than 1,000 juvenile hawksbill sea turtles had been found in the coral reefs surrounding the atoll, which is part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Reserve System.
Read moreCurrently sea turtles are protected species in St Vincent, but with a open season running from August 1 to February 28 where larger specimens can caught and traded.
Read moreA field experiment was conducted to understand the effects of large beach debris on sea turtle nesting behavior as well as the effectiveness of large debris removal for habitat restoration.
Read moreA team of researchers from University of Michigan focused on leatherback sea turtles nesting on St. Kitts, an island in the West Indies southeast of Puerto Rico.
Read more12,026 nests have been counted – the highest number to date - and the nesting season has two more months to go.
Read moreSea turtles have evolved a set of defenses against sharks, using their unusual shape, and their ability to flexibly change direction to evade these efficient predators. In this case, a tiger shark is shown attacking a sea turtle.
Read moreDespite good swimming abilities, juvenile loggerhead turtles are thought to drift passively for a significant portion of their existence on the high seas
Read moreBy combining satellite tracking data on adult turtles with models of how the world's sea water moves researchers from Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany have showns that locations encountered in the earliest years are a powerful draw.
If these foraging sites are favourable and not too distant, the turtles will swim directly back to them as adults, time and time again. Conversely, If they are not suitable locations, the adults may simply not undertake migrations and just feed in the open ocean.
Read moreA core migratory corridor of 1,150 km length and 30,800 km2 area was defined, of which 52% fell within 11 reserves.
Read moreIt can take green turtles 30 years to mature, which is why scientists are just now seeing the results of the 1978 protective measures.
Read moreAccording to a study published published in the journal Conservation Biology, sea turtles today are more likely to ingest plastic than they were in the 1980s.
Read moreThe study focused on green turtles on Ascension Island. They found that eggs laid by turtles on a naturally hot beach withstand temperatures better than eggs found on cooler beaches just a few kilometers away.
Read moreHumanity’s increasing and wanton destruction of our seas is causing a spiral into extinction of this, the largest sea turtle and reptile on Earth.
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