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Bycatch in Japanese pound nets represents a major obstacle to the recovery of the endangered North Pacific loggerhead population. Taking advantage of trapped loggerheads’ tendency to search the roof of pound nets, Japanese researchers devised a creative solution to help decrease turtle mortality in this type of fishing gear.
Read MoreThe following list was published in The State of the World's Sea Turtles Report Vol. 7 in 2012 and identifies the 12 most healthiest sea turtle populations in the world. This analysis was made possible by the priority-setting efforts of the Burning Issues (BI) Working Group of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, which created a framework for delineating sea turtle populations globally (RMU's) and then evaluated, compared, and organized sea turtle RMU's within the context of a conservation "priorities portfolio".
Read MoreAs the best recognized of the sea turtle species, the green turtle is an icon of popular culture today. Once viewed primarily as a resource to be exploited, green turtles are now the centerpiece of a global conservation movement.
Read MoreGaining community support is vital to the long-term success and survival of any local conservation project, and it takes time. Projects need to address problems in an organic way, weaving solutions into the fabric of the local culture rather than layering them on top of it.
Read MoreThe intense need that the 2010 BP Oil Spill presented for wildlife response brought together scientists, conservation workers, and rehabilitation specialists from around North America. Here are two accounts of these response efforts from the inside, as given by Blair Witherington and T. Todd Jones.
Read MorePublic murals in Mexico have long served as platforms for social commentary and transformation. Building on this tradition, the sea turtle conservation community of the Baja California peninsula has turned to public murals to help shape pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors.
Read MoreClimate change is expected to cause increased erosion and nesting beach loss in some areas, which can directly affect sea turtle nesting habitats, as shown by this washed-out nest in Florida, U.S.A. Although the exact effects of climate change on sea turtles are uncertain, precautionary human actions can give sea turtles a better chance of adapting to such changes.
Read MoreAlthough green turtles swim in nearly all the world’s oceans, nest on sandy beaches around the globe, and migrate vast distances between feeding and breeding areas, a curious population of green turtles calls only the Hawaiian Islands home.
Read MoreGovernment researchers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have been using a unique tagging system to mark hatchling loggerhead turtles since 1970. If the turtles return to nest as adults, scientists are able to determine their age—an otherwise impossible task.
Read MoreMore than 80 percent of the world’s truly wild locales are home to indigenous peoples. Many nations with these locations are rising to the challenge of diminishing oceanic resources by pairing traditional protections with new tools and strategies.
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