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Turtle News Briefs

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Recent turtle stories you may have missed.

Two dedicated sea turtle protectors, and sea turtle egg poachers caught in the act, thanks to a little luck.

Plus kids helping an injured turtle, and gopher tortoises helping other species (indirectly, but still …).

Also a UK company with a name to match its mission, a marine science lab with an open door policy, and much more.

We hope you enjoy. And have a turtle-rific weekend.

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Recent Box Turtle News

No new boxie news this week.

Instead, enjoy this beautiful ornate box turtle posing for the camera at Turtles And Tortoises Inc..

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Turtle News Briefs

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Recent turtle news you may have missed.

Stories include an award for founders of a turtle rescue, a new adoption center for another rescue, and … well … rescues!

Plus power companies doing good, more efforts to reduce plastic pollution, and trying to understand sea turtle development.

Plus much more.

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Recent Box Turtle News

Power companies aren’t usually considered the good guys, but that’s not always fair. This company helped with clearing important turtle habitat. And there’s another story in the U.S. News section about a company in Alabama doing even more!

Power company helps clear box turtle habitat: Ameren Illinois helped the Illinois DNR clear vegetation from land two threatened species—the Ornate box turtle and the Illinois Chorus Frog—call home.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Turtle news we found interesting recently.

Stories include more turtle protections, successful hatchings, and successful rehab. Plus a wedding, a possible way to help more male sea turtles hatch, and more.

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Recent Box Turtle News

No new box turtle news this week.

Instead, enjoy this curious beauty from the Chambana Box Turtle Project.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Turtle news we found interesting recently.

Have you seen these?

We found lots of stories out of Florida this week. From warm nests leading to fewer male turtles to cold waters causing more chilly turtles. And a new tumor treatment for sea turtles.

In other parts of the world Yoshi’s been exploring it, eggs removed from injured mom turtle hatch successfully, and plastic still makes the news too often.

Plus more.

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Recent Box Turtle News

We didn’t find any new box turtle news this week. But enjoy this Coahuilan Box Turtle from the Turtle Conservancy’s FB page!

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Turtle news we found interesting this week includes a creek needing protection from hungry turtles, hundreds of cold-stunned turtles recovering nicely, and how drinking beer can help turtles.

Also, turtles saved from suitcases, a leatherback nest hatches, green sea turtle nests are too warm, and more.

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Recent Box Turtle News

Studying our box turtle cousins in Asia, and learning more about how they live.

Studying Southeast Asian box turtle populations: A research team will be looking at populations inside and outside Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park in Southeast Sulawesi. They’ll study things like habitat use, movements, and diet. (Indonesia) 💗

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Turtle News Briefs

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Welcome to 2018!

Hopefully you’ve had a good start to your year.

Sadly it hasn’t been a happy new year for sea turtles around the US. The record-breaking cold temperatures have left a lot of them stunned and needing rescue.

Elsewhere green sea turtle nesting season in Australia is going gangbusters. And new conservation efforts are planned in Vietnam.

Plus more stories.

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Recent Box Turtle News

Box turtles may be hibernating in much of the country, but the people who care for and about them aren’t!

Land needed in Texas for Box Turtle Refuge!: They’re looking for at least 20 acres in central or east Texas. It looks like they don’t necessarily have to buy the land, as long as you’d let them use it. 💗

Florida box turtle checks into CROW animal hospital: The hospital’s 1st patient this year has an injured leg & needed surgery. Vets haven’t said if it will be able to go back into the wild after recovery.

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