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Palau’s vibrant Helen Reef is a magnet for poachers. These rangers keep it safe
HELEN ISLAND, Palau (AP) — The handful of rangers who protect one of Earth's most remote and biologically diverse reefs have only each other for company for months at a time. They worry about running out of gas for boat patrols, their drinking water can get dangerously low and rising seas are...
Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last year’s record count by nearly 25%, environmentalists said Tuesday. There were 382 sea turtle...
Alabama park system acquires beach property in Fort Morgam
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has purchased a large, undeveloped area along the state’s Gulf Coast to preserve and incorporate into the state park system. The state this week announced the purchases of 79 acres of undeveloped...
Subadult loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean in Florida after rehabilitation
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A rehabilitated sea turtle was released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach Wednesday morning. Willow, a subadult loggerhead, was set free in the area behind the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, officials said. “The...
Large desert tortoise rescued from Arizona highway after escaping from ostrich ranch 3 miles away
PICACHO, Ariz. (AP) — How long does it take a large desert tortoise to get to the other side of a southern Arizona highway? It’s still a mystery, after a state Department of Public Safety trooper recently helped rescue an escaped sulcata tortoise that was attempting to cross...
Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Congress is nearing passage of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation...
