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New preliminary research findings highlight persistent and alarming rate of ongoing sea turtle harvesting, which directly contradicts the well-defined regulations prohibiting this practice. A troubling trend that warrants immediate attention.The findings identified major harvesting hotspots in th...

EnvironmentBright lights. Loud music. Floodlights: the moon’s benign light isn’t good enough. A weekend beach party in full swing. To the south of the beach house lies the tranquil Arabian sea; to the north the harsh and unbroken line of...

The study is the first of its kind to conduct a large-scale assessment of sea turtle deaths. Marine turtle exploitation has become one of the world's ecological problems.

BRUNSWICK — With sea turtle and manatee sightings on the rise on Georgia’s coast, boaters should be on the lookout for these big and rare animals.

Reen turtles are among the world’s largest sea turtles. Adults can weigh more than 90 kilograms. They lay their eggs in more than 80 countries around the world and can be found in more than 140 countries.

KARACHI: A female turtle lumbers across the beach in Pakistan's bustling port city of Karachi late at night, looking for a place to lay her eggs. Waiting for her, staff from Sindh Wildlife watch quietly as the green turtle buries a hundred or more eggs in the sand before heading back out into the Arabian Sea. Because of to COVID-19 and movement restrictions, beaches around the

Sea turtles have taken the opportunity to return to their birthplaces in large numbers, reclaiming the now less-polluted, serene beaches to lay their eggs during the main September-November breeding season.

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The weather in Karachi can be conducive to egg-laying as late as January

KARACHI, Dec 6 A female turtle lumbers across the beach in Pakistan's bustling port city of Karachi late at night, looking for a place to lay her eggs. Waiting for her, staff from Sindh Wildlife wa