Sea turtles, ancient creatures vital to marine ecosystems, face increasing threats from climate change and human activities. With lifespans up to 80 years, they help maintain ocean health by ...
This is a very important find because this endangered sea turtle is one of the rarest of all the marine turtles ... Many pregnant females are killed by cars every year. With large snapping turtles, be ...
There were 382 sea turtle nests recorded this year on all sandy beaches inside the bases — 100 more than last year’s count. Bases Environmental and Police Officer Alexia Perdiou said a ...
Newly hatched sea turtles ‘swim’ their way out of buried nests into the world 1. When green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) emerge from the egg, they are buried in sand up to a metre deep.
Large sea creatures like sharks and whales ... according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Sea turtle nesting season also tends to overlap with Florida's hurricane season.
Other strategies are more simple and cost effective, such as clipping one vertical bar of hinge joint fencing to make the mesh gap twice as large. This creates a "turtle gate" that allows larger ...