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Environment Jun 18, 2021

Wildlife deaths blamed on ship disaster mount in Sri Lanka

More dead turtles washed up on Sri Lankan beaches Friday, underscoring the environmental blight caused by a container ship fire off the country's coast.

Environment Jun 17, 2021

Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship: Sri Lanka

Dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a container ship that burned for almost two weeks off Sri Lanka, authorities said Thursday.

Plants & Animals Jun 16, 2021

Turtle's tale reveals dual fishing threat

The story of a turtle caught twice in fishing nets reveals a dual threat facing many ocean animals.

Plants & Animals Jun 15, 2021

Irrigation could help reverse male sea turtle drought

Climate change is causing the "feminisation" of green turtle populations in far north Queensland, but a study shows seawater irrigation could potentially reverse the male drought.

Plants & Animals Jun 2, 2021

DNA test kit saves thousands of Earth's most bizarre turtles

Using a rapid DNA testing toolkit developed by FIU researchers, Colombian officials stopped an illegal shipment of 2,200 Matamata turtles and returned them to the Orinoco river basin.

Environment May 28, 2021

Plastic in Galapagos seawater, beaches and animals

Plastic pollution has been found in seawater, on beaches and inside marine animals at the Galapagos Islands.

Paleontology & Fossils May 20, 2021

New 96 million-year-old fossil represents oldest side-necked turtle in north america

The discovery of a new species of ancient turtle is shedding light on hard-to-track reptile migrations about 100 million years ago. Pleurochayah appalachius, a bothremydid turtle adapted for coastal life, is described in ...

Plants & Animals May 14, 2021

Mitigating the impact of climate change on sea turtle hatchling sex ratios does not have to cost the earth

The sex of sea turtle hatchlings is determined by the temperature when the eggs incubate. A higher temperature produces more females, with males produced by lower temperatures.

Plants & Animals May 13, 2021

Helping endangered sea turtles, one emergency surgery at a time

"Help! I'm fishing and just caught a huge sea turtle. She's completely swallowed my hook." We are two veterinarians, Debra Moore, who specializes in sea turtles, and John Thomason, who specializes in internal medicine. This ...

Ecology May 11, 2021

Mediterranean turtles recovering at different rates

Numbers of two Mediterranean turtle species have risen in the last three decades—but in Cyprus the recoveries are happening at different rates, new research shows.

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