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 14, 2021
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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.
Ecology
May 11, 2021
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Sea turtles in the Cayman Islands are recovering from the brink of local extinction, new research shows.
Ecology
May 4, 2021
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Marine scientists have mapped previously unknown foraging grounds and migratory routes of Western Australia's green turtles to support conservation of the iconic threatened species.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2020
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Conservationists in Ecuador have found a nest of endangered leatherback sea turtles, a whopper of a species that can weigh up to a tonne and be three meters (10 feet) long.
Ecology
Dec 4, 2020
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Florida's sea turtle nesting surveying comes to a close on Halloween and like everything else in 2020, the season was a bit weird.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2020
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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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Every summer, thousands of people travel to Padre Island National Seashore at dawn to cheer on sea turtle hatchlings as they are released into the surf.
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2020
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Some wonders of nature continue happening despite the global pandemic, and sea turtle nesting season is no exception. In Florida, those turtles are off to a strong start.
Plants & Animals
May 22, 2020
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A team of Florida researchers and their collaborators created a first-of-its-kind computer model that tracks where sea turtle hatchlings go after they leave Florida's shores, giving scientists a new tool to figure out where ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 23, 2019
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