Australia on Thursday announced plans to create the world's largest network of marine parks to protect ocean life, with limits placed on fishing and oil and gas exploration off the coast.
Environment
Jun 14, 2012
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When a sea turtle turns up dead on the beach, it often makes the news, especially if the death appears to result from plastic debris in the turtle's stomach. Scientists and the public in general are concerned about the increase ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2018
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Twelve percent of marine species surveyed in the Gulf of California, the coasts of Panama and Costa Rica and the five offshore oceanic islands and archipelagos in the tropical eastern Pacific are threatened with extinction, ...
Ecology
Feb 24, 2012
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Marine heatwaves across the world's oceans can displace habitat for sea turtles, whales, and other marine life by 10s to thousands of kilometers. They dramatically shift these animals' preferred temperatures in a fraction ...
Ecology
Aug 5, 2020
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A two-headed baby turtle has been born in Malaysia, captivating conversationists, but it only survived a few days after being discovered.
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2019
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Sea turtles are witnesses and victims of the high level of plastic pollution of the Adriatic Sea. A group of researchers at the University of Bologna analyzed 45 turtles hospitalized at Fondazione Cetacea in Riccione and ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 25, 2021
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Technological advances have made it possible for researchers to track the movements of large ocean-dwelling animals in three dimensions with remarkable precision in both time and space. Researchers reporting in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2021
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Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) are the largest, oldest and most widely distributed of the world's marine turtles.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The first few days of life for a leatherback turtle are no easy walk on the beach.
Ecology
Mar 2, 2012
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Endangered green sea turtles will have some of their nesting beaches in Florida protected by federal agencies under a new legal agreement with conservation groups.
Ecology
Aug 24, 2020
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