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Ecology Apr 22, 2022

Ecotourism giving rare iguanas a sweet tooth

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.

Plants & Animals Apr 12, 2022

Sunlight's healing effects help imperiled green sea turtles with tumors

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 ...

Ecology Apr 5, 2022

Dolphins, turtles and birds don't have to die in fishing gear. Skilled fishers can avoid it

In 1987, a biologist went undercover on a commercial tuna fishing vessel. One video he took made headlines around the world: hundreds of dolphins encircled in purse seine nets, drowning in distress.

Environment Apr 5, 2022

A 3D approach to protecting biodiversity on the high seas

A three-dimensional approach to marine conservation could help expand protected ocean areas by up to 30% this decade, according to international researchers.

Ecology Mar 31, 2022

African network protects key turtle sites

A network of West African Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) covers key sites used by green turtles, new research shows.

Plants & Animals Mar 30, 2022

Sea turtles' loyalty to their nesting sites conditions the sex of the offspring

Sea turtles maintain their preferences for the sites where they lay their eggs each season, which could influence the sex of the offspring, according to international research conducted in Costa Rica by Universidad Complutense ...

Plants & Animals Mar 28, 2022

Building new sea turtle populations in a biodiversity crisis

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 ...

Plants & Animals Mar 11, 2022

Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops

Anewly described softshell turtle that lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, just before the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, is one of the earliest known species of the genus, according ...

Plants & Animals Mar 10, 2022

Half-century of protection pays off for sea turtles

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.

Plants & Animals Mar 3, 2022

Saving native turtles one hatchling at a time

Murdoch University researchers have welcomed a baby turtle into the world this week as part of an important incubation research project aiming to save the iconic Southwestern snake-necked turtles at Bibra Lake from dwindling ...

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