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Acupuncture helps endangered sea turtles recuperate - The Patriot Ledger

3 hours 55 min ago

Philly.com

Acupuncture helps endangered sea turtles recuperate
The Patriot Ledger
Biologists and volunteers at New England Aquarium's Animal Care Center in Quincy prepare 46 endagered sea turtles, rescued off the Cape last autumn, for transport to Florida, where they will be released, Saturday, April 6, 2013.
After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ...The Republic
Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtlesCapitalGazette.com

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Cape Cod Acupuncturist Gives Aid to Stranded Sea Turtles - Newsmax.com - Newsmax.com

4 hours 29 min ago

ABC News

Cape Cod Acupuncturist Gives Aid to Stranded Sea Turtles - Newsmax.com
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The two juvenile Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, named Dexter and Fletcher Moon, remained calm as acupuncturist Claire McManus gently tapped more than a dozen needles into their grayish-green, leathery skin during a therapy session intended to decrease ...
After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ...The Republic
Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtlesCapitalGazette.com

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After days on pins and needles, chilled sea turtles recovering with help of ... - Montreal Gazette

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San Francisco Chronicle

After days on pins and needles, chilled sea turtles recovering with help of ...
Montreal Gazette
QUINCY, Mass. - Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild — from an acupuncturist. Dexter and Fletcher Moon, juvenile Kemp's ...
After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ...Minneapolis Star Tribune
Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtlesCapitalGazette.com

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After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ... - Daily Journal

10 hours 38 min ago

After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ...
Daily Journal
Dexter and Fletcher Moon, juvenile Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, remained calm as acupuncturist Claire McManus gently tapped more than a dozen needles into their grayish-green, leathery skin during a therapy session intended to decrease inflammation and ...

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Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles - News & Observer

10 hours 41 min ago

ABC News

Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles
News & Observer
Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist. Dexter and Fletcher Moon, juvenile Kemp's Ridley sea ...
After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ...Minneapolis Star Tribune

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After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

10 hours 58 min ago

ABC News

After days on pins and needles, chilled Mass. sea turtles recovering with help ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
QUINCY, Mass. - Two endangered sea turtles are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell. Now they're getting some help — from an acupuncturist. Two juvenile Kemp's Ridley sea turtles named Dexter and ...
After days on pins and needles, chilled sea turtles recovering with help of ...Montreal Gazette

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52 Sea Turtles Converge on Florida Sand and Swim Free - Care2.com (blog)

16 hours 31 min ago

Dorset Echo

52 Sea Turtles Converge on Florida Sand and Swim Free
Care2.com (blog)
In an experience that any sea turtle conservationist would classify as simply profound, 52 turtles rescued up and down the Atlantic coast were lined up along the sand in Jacksonville, Florida for a spectacular release that left volunteers and ...
Ali the injured sea turtle gets a dive belt to help him swim underwaterDorset Echo

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Sea turtle eggs poached from Costa Rica beaches - NBCNews.com (blog)

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 23:34

Sea turtle eggs poached from Costa Rica beaches
NBCNews.com (blog)
Adubato is collaborating with groups on the Osa Peninsula to help educate locals to not steal sea turtle eggs, and to find other ways to benefit from them. In other areas, Costa Ricans have acted as guides, taking tourists to witness sea turtles laying ...

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Sea turtles return home to Saadiyat Beach for nesting - Gulf Today

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 20:36

Sea turtles return home to Saadiyat Beach for nesting
Gulf Today
Abu Dhabi: The environmental services team at the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC) in Abu Dhabi has spotted the first sea turtle nest on Saadiyat island, marking the start of this year's nesting season. The endangered Hawksbill sea ...

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Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem - LiveScience.com

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 18:19

Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem
LiveScience.com
Besides being beautiful, Costa Rica's beaches are the nesting sites of four endangered sea turtle species, which return each year to lay their eggs. But there is trouble in paradise for these reptiles, namely, from egg thieves. Since 1996, it's been ...

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First Hawksbill turtles spotted at Saadiyat Beach - Emirates 24/7

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 15:06

First Hawksbill turtles spotted at Saadiyat Beach
Emirates 24/7
The critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtles will now start to nest on the destination's beachfront and will be under the observation of TDIC's environmental services team, as part of the company's Hawksbill Turtle Conservation Programme, the only ...

Leatherback Sea Turtle Comeback in Caribbean: Endangered Species ... - Science World Report

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 13:45

Science World Report

Leatherback Sea Turtle Comeback in Caribbean: Endangered Species ...
Science World Report
Endangered leatherback sea turtles are making a comeback in the Caribbean. While poachers once combed beaches in order to ransack the turtles' buried eggs, residents are now stepping up to protect these sea creatures. (Photo : Flickr/Florida USFWS) ...
Photos: Giant leatherback sea turtles - Arizona Daily StarArizona Daily Star
Sea Turtle Nests Found On GA Coast - Georgia Public BroadcastingGPB
Giant sea turtles come back to coasts for eggsHurriyet Daily News
Nation on Sunday -East Oregonian (subscription)
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First Hawksbill sea turtles spotted at Saadiyat Beach - Emirates 24/7

Mon, 05/20/2013 - 08:56

AsiaOne

First Hawksbill sea turtles spotted at Saadiyat Beach
Emirates 24/7
The Environmental Services team at the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, has spotted the first sea turtle nest on Saadiyat island, marking the start ...
Malacca tops in Hawksbill turtle landings - AsiaOne.comAsiaOne

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Floating ocean garbage, boats endanger sea turtles - Palm Beach Post (blog)

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 02:23

Palm Beach Post (blog)

Floating ocean garbage, boats endanger sea turtles
Palm Beach Post (blog)
Because they must surface for air, several sea turtles are hit and injured by boats every year, said Paul Davis, director of Environmental Enhancement and Restoration for Palm Beach County. Boaters running the coastline should, if possible, avoid the ...

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Photos: Giant leatherback sea turtles - Arizona Daily Star - Arizona Daily Star

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 01:24

Science World Report

Photos: Giant leatherback sea turtles - Arizona Daily Star
Arizona Daily Star
The giant leatherback sea turtle is making a comeback in the Caribbean, and that's sparking a tourist boom in long-stagnant fishing towns. The extinction of the leatherback had seemed certain, before Trinidad and other Caribbean countries took pains to ...
Leatherback Sea Turtle Comeback in Caribbean: Endangered Species ...Science World Report
Sea Turtle Nests Found On GA Coast - Georgia Public BroadcastingGPB
Giant sea turtles come back to coasts for eggsHurriyet Daily News
Nation on Sunday -East Oregonian (subscription)
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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean - East Oregonian (subscription)

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 16:34

Vancouver Sun

Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
East Oregonian (subscription)
In years past, poachers from Grande Riviere and nearby towns would ransack the turtles' buried eggs and hack the critically threatened reptiles to death with machetes to sell their meat in the market. Now, the turtles are the focus of a thriving ...
reptile in troubleNation on Sunday

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Sea Turtle Nests Found on Ga. Barrier Islands - 13WMAZ

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 15:38

13WMAZ

Sea Turtle Nests Found on Ga. Barrier Islands
13WMAZ
Cummings says sea turtle nests are marked, monitored and protected by the Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative. The group is comprised of volunteers, researchers and Department of Natural Resources employees who patrol beaches on the state's barrier ...

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Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean - WTOP

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 15:17

WTOP

Sea turtle comeback in a corner of the Caribbean
WTOP
In this May 2, 2013 photo, a leatherback turtle heads back into the ocean after burying her clutch of eggs in the sand at daybreak on a narrow strip of beach in Grande Riviere, Trinidad. In years past, poachers from Grande Riviere and nearby towns ...
reptile in troubleNation on Sunday

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Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands - WJBF-TV

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 14:07

Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands
WJBF-TV
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - Officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources say volunteers and researchers have found loggerhead sea turtle nests on Wassaw, St. Catherines and Ossabaw Islands. Federal authorities consider the turtles threatened ...

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Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands - Macon Telegraph (blog)

Sat, 05/18/2013 - 13:53

Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands
Macon Telegraph (blog)
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources say volunteers and researchers have found loggerhead sea turtle nests on Wassaw, St. Catherines and Ossabaw Islands. Federal authorities consider the turtles threatened ...