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August, 2009

  • 10 August

    More killings of endangered turtles on the Caribbean noted this year

    Chelonia mydas. Credits: Wikipedia

    Officials from the Costa Rican Coast Guard and the Ministry of Public Security confiscated 37 kilograms of green turtle meat on Wednesday in Cineguita, a city in the province of Limón on the Caribbean coast. Agents found the meat in the back room of a house in Barrio Cristóbal Colón, …

  • 5 August

    Sea turtles face their most deadly enemy – humans

    Provided by Ponte Vedra Sea Turtle Patrol

    Once again, it is time to welcome the most ancient of animals to our shore. Sea turtles have been lining up offshore along some of our favorite beaches, preparing to risk their lives to come ashore and lay their eggs. Many are returning for the first time since they left …

July, 2009

  • 24 July

    Fury over destruction of endangered turtle breeding area

    Turtles hatch at the site in April 2008. From brisbanetimes.com.au

    Conservationists are furious sand dunes on Bribie Island have been flattened, despite acting as a breeding ground for an endangered turtle species. Moreton Bay Regional Council used bulldozers to demolish an 85-metre dune to build a picnic area on the island”s main surf beach in June last year, it has …

  • 20 July

    Endangered sea turtle found tangled in fishing line off Palm Beach

    Credits: Wikipedia

    Divers made a startling find off Palm Beach this weekend. A Hawksbill sea turtle was found entangled in fishing line in about 75 feet off the coast of the Breakers reef. Doug Ebersole, from St. Petersburg, made the find. Ebersole comes to the area about once a month to enjoy …

  • 18 July

    Sea turtle swallows balloon, is being treated at Mote

    The 3.3-pound young turtle with a carapace 8.7 inches long washed up on a sandbar near the south end of Lido Key in Sarasota on Tuesday, with what appeared to be fishing line hanging from its mouth. Before removing the pink line, which had scraped skin from the turtle”s face, …

  • 2 July

    Newborn sea turtles rescued in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea

    Almost 100 loggerhead sea turtles became disoriented by lights Tuesday morning and wandered along the beach instead of heading into the ocean after they hatched in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, officials said.  About seven of the amphibians were rescued from a 15-foot storm drain, said Lou Fisher, of the Broward County Natural Resource …

June, 2009

  • 20 June

    New net timer could save sea turtles from drowning

    Fishery managers trying to protect rare sea turtles from dying in fishing nets have tapped a Cape Cod company to build a device they think can help balance turtle protection with profitable fishing.The “tow-time logger” is a 7-inch, silver cylinder that attaches to fishing nets and records how long the …

  • 12 June

    Call for leatherback laws

    NO CONDUCT: A man sits on a Leatherback turtle while people take photos of the act along Manzanilla Beach recently.

    Leatherback sea turtles nesting along Trinidad”s south east coast are being harassed by poachers and the curious. Unlike beaches along the north coast-Matura, Fishing Pond and Grande Riviere-which are prohibited, other beaches in the country do not require permits for viewing the turtles during the nesting season.

  • 11 June

    Wounded mama turtle found

    A Logger Head Turtle, estimated to be 30–years–old and weighing 500 pounds, was helped back into the sea Tuesday night after police officers found it in a distressed condition on a beach in East End. Upon inspection, the animal was found to be turned over onto its back with its …

May, 2009

  • 29 May

    U.S. Government Sued by Conservation Groups for Failing to Protect Sea Turtles

    Sea turtle populations have fallen dramatically in the coastal areas of the United States over the past several decades, with some sea turtle populations plummeting as much as 80 percent. Three key conservation groups are now suing the U.S. government for failing to enforce laws designed to protect these endangered …

  • 27 May

    Longline ban to protect sea turtles could be permanent

    Gulf of Mexico. Credits: Wikipedia

    An emergency rule enacted May 18 gives sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico more protection from a controversial commercial fishing technique. On June 8, federal fishery officials will hold a hearing in Marathon to take comments on possibly making the rules on longlining in the Gulf permanent.

  • 23 May

    World Turtle Day: Slow movers, going fast

    Leatherback Sea Turtle. Credits: Wikipedia

    Feasting on their eggs, taking them as pets, stuffing them for souvenirs and pulling apart their shells to make combs and bags – these are just a few in a long list of threats that have left turtles at their most precarious in living memory. Leatherback Turtles have been declared …