Totally cool turtles may help save species
A trial of ways to cool turtle nests is underway in Queensland's Far North as global warming threatens turtle populations throughout the tropics.
A trial of ways to cool turtle nests is underway in Queensland's Far North as global warming threatens turtle populations throughout the tropics.
Ecology
Feb 11, 2019
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Thanks to warmer temperatures, nearly all of the baby sea turtles hatching on a South Florida beach are turning out female.
Ecology
Jan 26, 2018
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Like most other species, male sea turtles will mate with any female sea turtle they can. However, when it comes to female sea turtles and mate selection, it's a little more complex. Sea turtles are known to have multiple ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2020
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Why do so few turtle eggs hatch on Raine Island, the largest and most important nesting site for green turtles in the world? It may be that 'safety-in numbers' is just the opposite to the truth for turtles, according to researchers ...
Ecology
Jul 6, 2016
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A new University of Central Florida study indicates that smaller loggerhead and green sea turtles are nesting on Florida beaches than in the past; however, researchers aren't sure why.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2021
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Each day from May through August, volunteers walk and survey the 26 miles of coastline on North Carolina's Topsail Island looking for the tell-tale tracks of sea turtles coming onto the beach.
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2019
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Just in time for Mother's Day, rangers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore found the first sea turtle nest of the season Friday morning on Ocracoke Island.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2023
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An "extremely rare" white baby sea turtle was found Sunday on a beach 25 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, according to Kiawah Island town officials.
Ecology
Oct 20, 2020
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Ecologists are a step closer to understanding one of nature's most extraordinary sights the 'arribada' or synchronised mass nesting of female olive ridley sea turtles. The new study, published today in the British ...
Ecology
Oct 18, 2011
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With this year's first recorded leatherback nests in Nicaragua, conservationists are crossing their fingers for a good season.
Ecology
Nov 27, 2014
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