RIYADH: Two of the world’s rarest turtles were returned to a natural habitat in Saudi Arabia after being rescued and nursed back to health.
The hawksbill turtles named Amal and Hayaat meaning “hope” and “life” were discovered in two separate incidents by contractors for the Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC).
TRSDC, in cooperation with the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), spent weeks rehabilitating the reptiles at a specialized center in Jeddah as a part of its initiative to protect endangered sea turtles.
Both turtles were unable to dive when they were discovered so the National Center for Wildlife Development delivered the turtles to Fakieh Aquarium in Jeddah for treatment.
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Some corals could adapt to climate change by swapping algae that live inside their tissue for strains that are more tolerant to warmer oceans, a new study published on Monday said.
The phenomenon of bleaching – when algae is expelled from overheated tissue – makes the coral more susceptible to disease and death. The microscopic algae are the corals’ primary food source and give them their colour.
But researchers from the US found that coral could survive moderate climate change depending on the algae present, a report in the journal
Nature Climate Change found.
Previous studies have shown that algae could return to bleached coral within weeks if conditions improved, which in turn could make coral more tolerant to environmental changes.