Sea turtles have been overharvested in the past, resulting in their endangered population status. But over the last two decades, their populations have recovered in certain areas around the world, and their ecological role ...
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A Griffith University led study has shown how animals can have enormous impacts on coastal restoration, both positive and negative.
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2022
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A row has erupted in Cyprus after a community leader threatened to dig up the nests of protected turtles because his village is missing out on land development compensation.
Ecology
Aug 18, 2022
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One month in, the trash plucked from the ocean had piled up—sopping fishing nets covered in plastic that had choked Hawaii's coral reefs. The cleanup crews knew their task was far from over.
Ecology
Aug 8, 2022
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Conservation of sea turtles along much of Africa's east coast has made good progress in recent decades—but tens of thousands of turtles still die each year due to human activity, researchers say.
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May 13, 2022
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Ecotourists feeding grapes to rock iguanas on remote islands in the Bahamas have given them a sweet tooth and high blood sugar, researchers said Thursday, warning of unknown effects on the health of the vulnerable reptiles.
Ecology
Apr 22, 2022
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A new study by Florida Atlantic University researchers is literally shedding "light" on a way to improve the health of endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) prone to a disease called fibropapillomatosis. Affecting ...
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Apr 12, 2022
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A network of West African Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covers key sites used by green turtles, new research shows.
Ecology
Mar 31, 2022
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Biodiversity loss has accelerated over the last decade, driven by the impact of global warming, alteration of habitats and the dispersal of invasive exotic species due to human action. The reintroduction of captive-bred animals ...
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Mar 28, 2022
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Green turtle numbers continue to rise on a group of islands where the species has now been protected for more than 50 years, new research shows. Turtles were hunted at Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles until a ban in 1968.
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