turtles

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

The reptiles are protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (US Dept of Justice via AP)

world

Man admits trying to smuggle 850 protected turtles worth £1 million to Hong Kong

A New York resident has admitted he tried to smuggle protected turtles worth more than one million US dollars from the US to Hong Kong by shipping them in boxes labelled “plastic animal toys”.

A green sea turtle being treated for cold stunning swimming in a tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Centre (Cody Jackson/AP)

world

Cold-hit green sea turtles recovering at Florida marine life centre

<p>A turtle entangled in a net. A study by the University of Exeter, the Society for the Protection of Turtles (SPOT) and Cypriot fishermen has found that flashing lights on fishing nets reduces accidental catch of turtles. Picture: Philipp Kanstinger/University of Exeter/PA Wire</p>

outdoors

Flashing lights on fishing nets reduce accidental catching of turtles

world

Turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change, study suggests

world

Rescued sea turtles in Israel released back into the wild

world

Plastic creates ‘evolutionary trap’ for young sea turtles

More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains

Hundreds of diamondback terrapin hatchlings have been rescued from underground storm drains along the New Jersey shore.

Fri, 07 May, 2021

Thousands of stunned sea turtles rescued amid cold snap in Texas

Residents in the US, some of whom lack heat or basic amenities in their own homes due to the unusually chilly weather, have been rescuing cold-stunned sea turtles and taking them to a convention centre in a south Texas resort town.

Thu, 18 Feb, 2021

QUIRKY WORLD ... Smuggler had 51 turtles strapped to his legs

CANADA: A Canadian man who repeatedly entered Michigan to buy and ship thousands of turtles to his native China only to be caught with 51 of them strapped to his legs was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for smuggling.

Thu, 14 Apr, 2016

VIDEO: Ride along on a turtle's back in the Great Barrier Reef

What does a sea turtle see when he goes diving in the Great Barrier Reef?

Thu, 02 Jul, 2015

turtles

Man admits trying to smuggle 850 protected turtles worth £1 million to Hong Kong

Cold-hit green sea turtles recovering at Florida marine life centre

Flashing lights on fishing nets reduce accidental catching of turtles

Turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change, study suggests

Rescued sea turtles in Israel released back into the wild

Plastic creates ‘evolutionary trap’ for young sea turtles

More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains

Thousands of stunned sea turtles rescued amid cold snap in Texas

QUIRKY WORLD ... Smuggler had 51 turtles strapped to his legs

VIDEO: Ride along on a turtle's back in the Great Barrier Reef

Latest

Mick Clifford

turtles

Man admits trying to smuggle 850 protected turtles worth £1 million to Hong Kong

Cold-hit green sea turtles recovering at Florida marine life centre

Flashing lights on fishing nets reduce accidental catching of turtles

Turtles are in a race against time to beat climate change, study suggests

Rescued sea turtles in Israel released back into the wild

Plastic creates ‘evolutionary trap’ for young sea turtles

More than 800 turtles rescued from storm drains

Thousands of stunned sea turtles rescued amid cold snap in Texas

QUIRKY WORLD ... Smuggler had 51 turtles strapped to his legs

VIDEO: Ride along on a turtle's back in the Great Barrier Reef

Latest

Mick Clifford

Most Read