We coexist on the planet with 8.7 million other living species. Hence, it is our duty to secure our future generations. They can guarantee that our offspring will experience the same wonders we did. The increasing human population is causing a strain on wildlife. Multiple wildlife habitats are being encroached upon to fill the demand […]
Tag: turtles
Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release: A Sea Turtle Success Story to Kick off 2024
“Mojo,” a 500+ pound leatherback sea turtle, stranded on Miami’s South Beach just before the new year. He’s estimated to be 30 to 35 years old. According to NOAA, leatherback sea turtles are the largest turtles in the world. They’re the only species lacking scales and a hard shell and have existed in their current […]
How Plastic Affects Animals and Harms Them
Since the advent of plastic in the early 20th century, its production has surged tremendously, leading to a staggering accumulation of waste. By 2019, the world had produced around 460 million metric tons of plastic, contributing to approximately 7 billion metric tons of waste over time; tragically, a large portion of this waste ends up […]
President Biden Urged to Ban Mexican Fish Imports, Stop Mass Killing of Endangered Sea Turtles
WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity called on President Biden today to impose trade sanctions against Mexico to stop the nation’s massive bycatch of loggerhead sea turtles, as required by U.S. law. In August the National Marine Fisheries Service certified Mexico for its bycatch under the U.S. Moratorium Protection Act. Certification requires that Biden now […]
Study reveals turtles’ millennia-old food affair with North African seagrass
A multidisciplinary team of researchers comparing bone samples from ancient turtles with skin samples from modern-day green turtles have been able to trace the “food footprints” of this endangered species. The evidence points to these turtles returning to the same seagrass meadows on the North African coast of the Mediterranean for at least 3,000 years. […]
A Southeast Asian marine biodiversity hotspot is also a wildlife trafficking hotbed
A new report has highlighted the maritime border zone between Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines as a hotbed for the illegal wildlife trade, and called for urgent intergovernmental action to protect this biodiversity hotspot at the apex of the Coral Triangle. Wildlife trade monitoring nonprofit TRAFFIC documented and analyzed the seizure of more than 25,000 […]
June 16 is World Sea Turtle Day
A planet itself Under the sea Magic and miracles Swimming free Let us protect this vision In its symmetry The waters belong to its Inhabitants Not to humans, we So today and always Blessed are we by sea turtles So we cannot let them Towards extinction, Hurtle
7 Threats to Turtle Populations and How You Can Help
American Tortoise Rescue is a non-profit bent on protecting all species of turtles and tortoises, from the giants on the Galapagos to the sea turtles traversing depths of the Pacific to the eastern box turtle, one of the most commonly seen turtles in the wild. In this effort, ATR launched WorldTurtleDay.org to spread the love […]