Fake turtle eggs with GPS help track poaching
Researchers executed a bait-and-switch maneuver by placing 3D-printed turtle eggs in the clutches of real sea turtle eggs to capture poachers in Costa Rica. The ...
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Loggerhead behavior changes during hurricanes
Nobody wishes for a hurricane, but for researchers studying loggerhead sea turtles in the Mid-Atlantic Bight — a coastal region running from Massachusetts to ...
A check-up finds healthy sea turtles on Florida beach
For veterinary researcher Annie Page-Karjian, veterinary science and wildlife biology need to come together more often. Juno Beach, a six-mile stretch of coastline ...
Recovering Georgia loggerheads face feral hog predation
Loggerhead sea turtle nests on Georgia’s Barrier Islands are experiencing improved survival rates, but invasive swine are the major predators affecting them. ...
Rats borne by hurricanes threaten endangered island lizards
Sudden infestations of rats on small Caribbean islands caused by massive hurricanes are threatening fragile island wildlife populations. These invasive rats could ...
Storing sperm helps female sea turtles remain monogamous
Many female loggerhead sea turtles stay monogamous during mating seasons, likely by storing sperm, research reveals. Female loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) ...
Will coastal squeeze affect sea turtles in the Southeast?
Researchers predict that sea level rise on barrier islands in the southeastern U.S. will impact loggerhead and green sea turtle nesting, even in remote areas on ...
Sea turtles mistake plastic smell for food
Researchers have long known the dangers that plastic debris in the ocean can pose to sea turtles. They can swallow it. They can get tangled in it. But researchers ...
Watch: Kemp’s ridley sea turtle continues to rebound
The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) was once thought to be on its way to extinction. But thanks to conservation efforts, the turtle is making a ...
Tracking baby sea turtles to help conservation
Tracking baby sea turtles across vast expanses of ocean can help conservationists determine where sea turtles at risk may face danger from fishing operations or ...