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More than 50 loggerhead and Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles have washed ashore between Mustang Island and San Jose Island since the beginning of April.

A large, 230-pound male loggerhead turtle, rehabilitated at the Marathon Turtle Hospital after being found entangled in crab trap line, was released recently off Pigeon Key, just in time for

A reward of $5,000 has been offered for any information leading to the whereabouts of the missing turtle statue.

Coconuts can remain afloat in seawater for at least 34 years and potentially drift many thousands of kilometres before either stranding or sinking

The 50kg adult female loggerhead turtle was discovered on Muighinis Beach near Carna in a comatose state

The 50kg adult female loggerhead turtle was discovered on Muighinis Beach near Carna in a comatose state

Tuesday it wasn't your typical morning swim. It's was a homecoming for 'Eau-lympia' a subadult loggerhead sea turtle after a three-month stay at Loggerhead Marlinelife Center in Juno Beach.

    In February last year a Department of Environment and science told Quest Community News that while Moreton Bay marine park is an important feeding ground, it is not a major breeding or nesting area in comparison to Mon Repos". "Only a handful of loggerhead turtles nest on the local sand islands of Bribie, Moreton and North and South Stradbroke." Residents must obtain a 4WD pass before they are able to access the beach. Mrs Oxenford said at the moment 4WDs had unrestricted access...

Premium Content Subscriber only Residents are being urged to be on the lookout for baby turtles washing up on Coast beaches due to exhaustion and plastic consumption as hatching season draws to an end. Sea Life Sunshine Coasts Kate Willson said four loggerhead hatchlings had been brought to the aquariums turtle rehabilitation centre in the 2020/21 nesting season, but only two had survived. Pesto, a recently hatched loggerhead turtle, was taken to the facility in early March after being found...

Rare dolphin recorded off Fujairah FUJAIRAH, 16th February, 2021 (WAM) – New aerial and boat surveys offshore Fujairah have shed new light on the presence of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) off the UAE’s East Coast, according to the Fujairah Whale and Dolphin Research Project. Operating under the patronage of the H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, the research is jointly undertaken by the Port of Fujairah and Five Oceans Environmental Services. ...