Why are so many sea turtles being stranded in Cape Cod?
It’s not unusual for sea turtles to turn up cold-stunned and stranded on Cape Cod beaches. As they migrate south from the Gulf of Maine to the Gulf of Mexico at ...
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Can ‘big data’ help protect threatened turtles?
New tools using ocean data, including weather and ocean chemistry, are helping determine where fisherman can avoid bycatch of protected sea turtles and other ...
Simple techniques could shift sea turtle sex ratios
A team of researchers has found successful conservation strategies that could mitigate the impacts of climate change on sea turtles. Working on the Dutch Caribbean ...
All sea turtle species show evidence of microplastic in gut
Scientists knew that sea turtles often swallow large pieces of plastic floating in the ocean, creating swallowing hazards. Now, a team of researchers has found ...
A viral lesson in science communication
When Texas A&M University marine biologist Christine Figgener uploaded a video of her team pulling a plastic drinking straw from the nose of an olive Ridley sea ...
New England Sea turtle strandings starting early
Sea turtle strandings are common on New England beaches in the fall as plummeting water temperatures bring “cold-stunned” turtles to shore. But biologists say ...
Increasing use of LED lamps may affect wildlife
People are replacing lighting sources with LED lights to save energy, leading researchers to test out wildlife responses to them. In a new study published in ...
Lab method could help detect pollutants’ effects on wildlife
Contaminants in the environment can have a range of harmful impacts on threatened wildlife, but without extensive field work, it’s hard to gauge what those ...
Endangered Mexican sea turtles at risk of bycatch
On a Baja California Peninsula beach, sometimes over 1,000 sea turtles a year unexpectedly wash up dead because local fishermen incidentally entangle them offshore. ...
Florida’s sand shortage could affect nesting habitat
As spring moves closer, many types of wildlife are preparing for the breeding season. Unfortunately, species that nest along Florida’s coasts may face some ...