Rarotonga is “lost” as a turtle nesting site – but the battle is on to save their habitats in other islands.That’s the fight that Penrhyn-based marine zoologist Dr Michael White has embarked on, as he seeks to push back against building on beaches, light pollution, noise, traffic and people
The inaugural meeting of the Cook Islands turtle society, Te Ara O Te Onu, was held on Wednesday to discuss the protection and conservation of turtles and elect its executive. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Hunting bans and other conservation efforts may be paying off — though warming oceans remain a serious threat.Click on the link below to read the full article.
The population of endangered green sea turtles that inhabit the coral reefs of the Pacific Ocean is growing thanks to decades-long conservation efforts, according to scientists. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Turtles have been around for quite some time, but the one burning question left after reading such facts is; are human activities really that impactful that even a species as old as turtles have been classified as endangered?
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Funding opportunity from the US Fish and Wildlife Service under its Marine Turtle Conservation Fund, intended to fund conservation in turtle ranges that are outside of the US and its territories. Click on the link below for further information.
By tracking migratory marine species, scientists reveal movements through different countries' waters and in the open ocean beyond areas of national jurisdiction. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Turtles have been plodding the Earth and gliding through its waters for more than 200 million years. Some species now face a very uncertain future.Click on the link below to read the full article.
...a recent global study of the planet"s sea turtles by a team of scientists from Greece and Australia reveals a surprising twist to decades or even centuries of decline: Conservation efforts are working.Click on the link below to read the full story.
