Latest Turtles News
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...
Hawaii gave up funding for marine mammal protection because of cumbersome paperwork
For years, the state officers who enforce Hawaii’s conservation laws boosted their patrols and resources under a special partnership that helped their federal counterparts, who are thinly stretched across the islands, enforce their own laws on native species. That “joint...
Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Stung by past failures to prepare for hurricanes, the Mexican government on Wednesday began evacuating even sea turtle eggs from beaches ahead of Hurricane Beryl. While Beryl remains far offshore in the Caribbean near Jamaica, it is expected to hit somewhere...
Florida's balloon ban will protect sea turtles, birds and other marine life
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sea turtles, marine birds and children under 7 will be protected under a new Florida law that bans the intentional release of balloons. The law, signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, replaces an existing ban of releasing ten or more balloons...
