Cayman Islands – Impaled with hooks and laid on its back in a tool shed, an endangered green sea turtle was saved from the butcher’s knife at the 11th hour last week.
August, 2017
July, 2017
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31 July
Conservationists strive to protect Lebanon’s sea turtles
On Lebanon’s beaches, endangered sea turtles have a human ally to help them in the face of myriad threats.
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27 July
Turtles in the Mediterranean threatened by plastic tide
The majority of the animals have plastics, including bags and straws which take decades to break down, in their digestive systems.
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25 July
Sea turtle dies in trash off Sidon coast
One of the famous sea turtles that live off the south Lebanon coast was found dead Monday, the victim of something else Lebanon has recently become famous for – trash.
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18 July
Turtle hatchlings destroyed in beach party bonfire
Over 80 leatherback turtle hatchlings were found dead after a beach party bonfire claimed their lives in Blanchisseuse in Trinidad and Tobago.
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7 July
Haul of dead sea turtles seized in Palawan town
Authorities say the cargo of 70 critically endangered Hawksbill turtles was bound for Balabac, an island town in the southernmost part of Palawan known as a backdoor for wildlife trafficking.
June, 2017
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25 June
Carcass of endangered turtle found tied to rock
A group of divers on an excursion in Pulau Bidong on Wednesday stumbled upon a devastating sight – the carcass of a critically endangered hawksbill turtle tied to a rock….
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24 June
Warming temperatures could result in extinction of sea turtles
Climate change may negatively impact the sea turtle population, as warmer temperatures could lead to higher numbers of females and increased nest failure, scientists have warned… Source
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16 June
Climate change is causing sea turtle eggs to cook in the sand
The dangerous effects of climate change are no longer a far-off possibility. Just ask the baby sea turtles…
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6 June
Manmade chemicals latest threat to Barrier Reef
Scientists have uncovered a shocking new threat to the health of the Great Barrier Reef in the form of human medications and pesticides found in sea turtles…
May, 2017
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15 May
Climate change, not poaching, the bigger threat to hawksbill turtles in Seychelles
Poaching is no longer the main threat to hawksbill turtles in Seychelles but rather the effects of climate change, a local conservationist said now that the nesting season has ended…
April, 2017
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10 April
Logging threatens breeding turtles
Debris from logging in tropical forests is threatening the survival of hatchling leatherback turtles and the success of mothers at one of the world’s most important nesting sites in Colombia…