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New program helps local classes 'adopt' sea turtles - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 22:22

New program helps local classes 'adopt' sea turtles
Daytona Beach News-Journal
DAYTONA BEACH —Twenty-five Volusia and Flagler teachers and their students will soon be tagging along virtually with sea turtles on their travels through waters off Florida and Central and South America. The classes ranging from kindergarten through ...

Scientists Gather for Sea Turtle Conservation - PR Web (press release)

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 17:46

Scientists Gather for Sea Turtle Conservation
PR Web (press release)
Sea turtles have been an integral part of ecosystems for more than 60 million years and, this week, National Aquarium will be co-hosting 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation to make sure they stay that way. More than 1,000 ...
Saving sea turtles subject of Baltimore meetingCapitalGazette.com

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Scientists Gather for Sea Turtle Conservation - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 17:40

Scientists Gather for Sea Turtle Conservation
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Sea turtles have been an integral part of ecosystems for more than 60 million years and, this week, National Aquarium will be co-hosting 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation to make sure they stay that way. More than 1,000 ...

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UNCW studies effects of ingested plastic on sea turtles - StarNewsOnline.com

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 16:33

UNCW studies effects of ingested plastic on sea turtles
StarNewsOnline.com
UNCW undergraduate student Misty Wilbanks, who is conducting research on the amount of plastic that sea turtles off the North Carolina coast ingest, holds a vial of stomach fluid from a sea turtle on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Buy Photo Photo by Mike ...

Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles Mating Patterns Revealed - RedOrbit

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 15:35

RedOrbit

Endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtles Mating Patterns Revealed
RedOrbit
By tapping into their ingenuity, a group of U.K. researchers from the University of East Anglia has uncovered new information on the mating habits of endangered sea turtles. According to the research team's report in the newest edition of Molecular ...

Pittsfield veterinarian's trip to Mexico to help save sea turtles satisfying - Berkshire Eagle

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 05:08

Pittsfield veterinarian's trip to Mexico to help save sea turtles satisfying
Berkshire Eagle
PITTSFIELD -- Dogs in southern coastal Mexico have it pretty good: A warm climate, plenty of rain water, lots of other dogs and really nice beaches to run wild on. If you're a sea turtle egg or a hatchling leaving the nest and crossing the beach for ...

DNA Reveals Mating Patterns of Critically Endangered Sea Turtle - Science Daily (press release)

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 02:42

BBC News

DNA Reveals Mating Patterns of Critically Endangered Sea Turtle
Science Daily (press release)
DNA Reveals Mating Patterns of Critically Endangered Sea Turtle. Feb. 4, 2013 — New University of East Anglia research into the mating habits of a critically endangered sea turtle will help conservationists understand more about its mating patterns.
DNA probe bid to boost turtle stockScotsman
Hawksbill turtles' monogamous sex life revealedBBC News
New insight into Hawksbill Turtles' mating patternsPlanet Earth

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DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle - EurekAlert (press release)

Mon, 02/04/2013 - 00:03

Planet Earth

DNA reveals mating patterns of critically endangered sea turtle
EurekAlert (press release)
New University of East Anglia research into the mating habits of a critically endangered sea turtle will help conservationists understand more about its mating patterns. Research published today in Molecular Ecology shows that female hawksbill turtles ...
DNA probe bid to boost turtle stockScotsman
New insight into Hawksbill Turtles' mating patternsPlanet Earth

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Don't eat sea turtles, it's bad for the planet - The Citizen Daily

Sun, 02/03/2013 - 06:38

Don't eat sea turtles, it's bad for the planet
The Citizen Daily
The Citizen CorrespondentDar es Salaam. Tanzania is the new frontier in the war to save the planet as unchecked activity threatens sea turtles and marine bird species. Because turtles and birds nest onshore, their eggs and young ones are highly ...

Sea turtle nest search like CSI scene - London Free Press

Sat, 02/02/2013 - 05:12

Sea turtle nest search like CSI scene
London Free Press
The first task as we set off on our nighttime search for sea turtle eggs is to give our eyes a few moments to adjust to darkness. No flashlights here — except for one sparingly used infrared light. Raul, our guide, has for five years been a volunteer ...

Cold-stunned sea turtles keeping organizations busy - Jacksonville Daily News

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 22:51

Harvard Press

Cold-stunned sea turtles keeping organizations busy
Jacksonville Daily News
Finn works closely with state sea turtle biologist Matthew Godfrey and has followed the cold stunning activity this winter. “On Dec. 23 we started seeing the first wave, and since then there have been 134 live cold stuns along the North Carolina coast ...
Cold turtles find warm homes, thanks to Harvard veterinarianHarvard Press

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Cayman Islands' sea turtle tourist trap sucks for the sea turtles - Boing Boing

Fri, 02/01/2013 - 18:29

Cayman Islands' sea turtle tourist trap sucks for the sea turtles
Boing Boing
An article on Skift, "Inside the Cayman Islands' sea turtle tourist trap," details how a popular Caribbean wildlife farm promises up-close-and-personal experiences with the sea critters, but abuses them in the process. Boing Boing editor/partner and ...

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