Page 11 - Turtle Conservation News Today

GEORGE TOWN: There was a buzz of excitement in Tanjung Bungah recently when a large turtle was spotted laying eggs on the beach between Rainbow Paradise Hotel and Dalat International School.

The pine-scented Troodos Mountains and turtle-nesting beaches of the Akamas Peninsula reveal Cyprus’s western fringes to be a wild, timeless antidote to the island’s sunkissed resorts.

KOTA KINABALU: Turtle conservation in Sandakan’s Libaran island is expected to get a boost from the setting up of a new hatchery recently.

Louisiana's attorney general has sued the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in New Orleans federal court to stop it from implementing a regulation that obliges certain shrimp fishermen to install devices that keep endangered sea turtles out of their catch.

Published July 6, 2021, 11:25 AM ILOILO CITY – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently released 84 baby green sea turtles off the coast of Tibiao town, Antique province. “More sightings of sea turtle hatch in Antique also indicate a healthy ocean ecosystem. We are thankful to the fishermen, our partners and guardians of the environment in saving our marine wildlife species,” said DENR-6 Regional Director Livino Duran. This was as DENR-Culasi released the 84 hat...

The United States on Friday announced a ban on shrimp imported from Mexico after the country failed to adhere to mandated sea turtle protections during shrimp harvesting,

Holiday flights are pouring into Zanzibar Credit: Getty Scrubbing the turtle’s carapace with a soapy nail brush, conservation officer Moses William mimics a cleaning regime typically performed by reef fish in the Indian Ocean. A small crowd of Russian tourists has gathered to watch the exercise conducted bi-weekly with each of the 25 turtles currently cared for at Mnarani Marine Turtle Conservation Lagoon in Zanzibar.  After a few minutes, once the novelty has worn off, the disinterested t...

On April 1, 2021, skimmer vessels 40 feet in length and over will be required by federal law to install turtle excluder devices (TEDs). The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will operate the Skimmer Turtle Excluder Device Reimbursement Program (STEDRP), which will reimburse up to 60 percent of the cost for two skimmer Turtle Excluder Devices. The Louisiana cost-share programs goal is to provide financial relief to fishermen who need to purchase skimmer TEDs as a result of the...