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Turtle News Briefs

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Recent turtle news that caught our eye.

A sea turtle center in Florida gets a new, and really cute, ambassador. All those cold turtles in Texas signal good things (yes, really!). But warm nests could be a problem for lots of different turtles.

In sad news plastic, smugglers, and illegal fishing are all still problems for turtles.

Happier stories include a nesting olive ridley, helping a lost hatchling, and a lot of people working hard to protect a rare nest.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

This week brings amazement at turtles living happily under ice (not sea turtles!).

Also another turtle population in danger of becoming all female. A possible change in status for leatherback sea turtles. And looking at the bright side of all those cold-stunned turtles.

Plus a new turtle ambassador in Florida and more.

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Can you believe it? 2017 is just about over. We want to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy New Year.

And present a rather short Turtle News Briefs for the end of 2017.

Everybody’s still talking about the turtle busted for cocaine smuggling. And of course, the cute little turtles crawling on treadmills for science.

But we also found Santa promoting sea turtle conservation; the end of an era in Manly, NSW Australia; and late-hatching snapping turtles, among other stories.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

It’s almost New Year’s Eve! If you can’t make it to midnight, the Maritime Aquarium’s got the right idea.

Also, baby snapping turtles make a late appearance, sea turtles get a huge send-off and (just a few) more.

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Interesting turtle news we’ve seen recently.

Stories include a Christmas wish for a snapping turtle, a pilot joins the ranks of sea turtle heroes, and turtle hatchlings crawl and swim for science.

Plus Yoshi’s freedom day, sea turtles rethink some nesting sites, and much more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Our pre-Christmas edition features a hoped-for Christmas gift for Basil the snapping turtle.

Also, some updates on cold-stunning season and rescued turtles, sea turtle hatchlings crawl on treadmills, and federal prison sentences for turtle traffickers. Plus much more.

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Recent turtle news we found interesting.

In the US cold stranding season marches on, with turtle rehab centers across the country pitching in to get as many turtles healthy again as possible.

Also, one California town didn’t hesitate to help the turtles find refuge from the fires.

But one population of leatherback sea turtles may make the endangered species list. And Rhode Island’s spotted turtles are in trouble.

Elsewhere, plans for a Turtle Island sanctuary look intriguing. A little sea turtle ends up thousands of miles from home. And the news about plastic pollution just keeps getting worse. 🙁 Plus much more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Cold stranding season continues … along with a reminder that cold stunned turtles aren’t necessarily dead.

Meanwhile, one California town turned city hall’s basement into a turtle refuge, a Florida county is adding a 2nd sea turtle statue, and one New Mexico home has a unique turtle carving in the backyard.

That “dead” turtle may not be! It could just be suffering from the cold. Don’t try to warm it up (that could kill it!). But do please call for help.

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Turtle News Briefs

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Recent turtle news stories we found interesting.

Scientists keep learning more about where adult sea turtles forage. And how juveniles spend their first few years.

Also … why do people seem to forget many turtle species are protected? Selling them, killing them, and fishing in their sanctuaries keep getting people in trouble!

Also, several sea turtle releases, a dramatic rescue, and saving the rare Dahl’s toad-headed Turtle. Plus much more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

This week the Ventura County wildfires destroyed homes and threatened people & animals alike. But nearly 100 turtles rode to safety as their sanctuary’s evacuation plan worked beautifully.

Elsewhere, a snapping turtle and his fish friend need a new tank. We keep learning more about how & where sea turtles live. And lighted fishing nets can protect turtles. Plus much, much more.

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Turtle stories we found interesting this week.

They include: cold stranding season starts in New England, record numbers of green turtle nests in Volusia County, and a surprising find in a southern Illinois creek.

Plus a tortoise vigorously defends his garden, a sea turtle with a lifebelt, and more.

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Recent U. S. Turtle News

Cold-stranding season has begun in Cape Code a bit early this year. And rescuers need pilots’ help to get the affected turtles to treatment centers.

There’s also good news from Texas, where unlimited commercial turtle trapping may end. And from Illinois, where researchers found a wild snapping turtle for the first time in decades.

Other stories include unwanted turtle traps, and upgraded sea turtle hospital, and more.

Looking for volunteers to help save cold-stunned sea turtles. Turtles Fly Too (a sea turtle rescue and transport organization) needs people to fly the injured animals from the Boston area to rehab centers for treatment.

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