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Carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles continue to wash ashore in Visakhapatnam

Carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles, which are currently in their breeding season, continue to wash ashore along the Visakhapatnam coast. National Fisherfolk Forum general secretary A. Dasu said, “We saw dead turtles on the city beaches, especially at Mangamaripeta, where at least 10 carcasses were washed ashore on Saturday night. During this season, the turtles come close to the shore, …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Environmental concerns stall Puri Airport project as MoEFCC defers approval again

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: The proposed international airport at Puri has run into rough weather with the Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change once again deferring its decision to grant environmental clearance. Flagging serious environmental concerns, the Forest Advisory Committee of the ministry has asked the state government for a detailed study on the habitat and migration route of olive ridley turtles …

2 weeks ago

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, the ‘Princess of Black Poetry,’ dies at 81

LA Times

Poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni, a prominent figure during the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and ‘70s who was dubbed “the Princess of Black Poetry,” has died. In addition to her adult poetry, she released two films, 13 children’s poetry books and 10 recordings, including her Grammy-nominated “The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection.” She was a frequent guest …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Global warming fills New England’s rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

Associated Press

— As global warming fills the plankton-rich waters of New England with death traps for sea turtles, the number of stranded reptiles has multiplied over the last 20 years, filling one specialized animal hospital with the endangered creatures. Biologist Sammi Chaves, right, listens to the pulse of a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at a New England Aquarium marine animal rehabilitation …

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1 month ago

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Associated Press

Nov. 15-21, 2024 Leaders of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Thousands attended Mexico’s three-day Corona Capital music festival, welcoming headliners Paul McCartney, Iggy Pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Green Day and Beck. Share Share Copy …

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1 month ago

Our Oceans OTT release: Barack Obama’s nature show streaming on Netflix; all you need to know

Live Mint

Our Oceans, the stunning documentary series on Netflix now, narrated by former US President Barack Obama, promises to take viewers on an awe-inspiring journey beneath the surface of Earth’s five majestic oceans. The five-episode series, which explores the life and ecosystems of the Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, and Southern Oceans, is a visual masterpiece designed to bring oceanic wonders to …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Meet the man who nurses rescued turtles for a second life : Short Wave : NPR

NPR

After turtles are rescued from poaching, this man gives them a chance at another life Enlarge this image toggle caption Nathanael Stanek/The Turtle Conservancy Nathanael Stanek/The Turtle Conservancy In North-Central New Jersey, there is a backyard teeming with around 200 turtles. Science reporter Ari Daniel joins host Regina G. Barber to tell the story behind one man's efforts to care …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

GRP busts duo smuggling 14 rare turtles

Hindustan Times

In a significant operation, the Government Railway Police rescued 14 rare turtles from two wildlife smugglers at Chheoki railway station on Monday. For representation only {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} According to Rajiv Ranjan Upadhyay, station house officer of the GRP, Chheoki outpost in-charge Rajiv Kumar Singh was on patrol with his team when he spotted two suspects at platform number …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

In a secret location in New Jersey, a turtle whisperer cares for trafficked animals

NPR

In a secret location in New Jersey, a turtle whisperer cares for trafficked animals toggle caption Nathanael Stanek/The Turtle Conservancy In north-central New Jersey, Maurice Rodrigues has a sizable backyard, and it’s filled with enclosures and tanks he’s built. “I would put this species up against any other turtle species on the planet in terms of beauty,” says Rodrigues, “and …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak

The Independent

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

World Bank to fund Rs 4 crore project for rescue of turtles in Karwar

New Indian Express

KARWAR : The Karwar division, which is the first in the state to start coastal and marine ecosystem cells to ensure protection of marine species, has now proposed to start a rescue and rehabilitation centre for olive ridley sea turtles and also tap tourism potential through this. So far, the Forest Department would rescue the olive ridley sea turtles caught …

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3 months ago

The best movie of the year is streaming this week

LA Times

Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s been clamoring for another go at the Phil’s Tire Town draw. That’s because the tennis tournament and the film it forms the backdrop to, Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers,” are now streaming on Amazon Prime Video — bringing the best film of the year so far to an even wider audience, as Screen …

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3 months ago

Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus

Associated Press

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Protected green and loggerhead turtles are making a big comeback on the beaches of two British military bases in Cyprus, with the number of nests surpassing last year’s record count by nearly 25%, environmentalists said Tuesday. There were 382 sea turtle nests recorded this year on all sandy beaches inside the bases — 100 more than last …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Independent

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Associated Press

DOVER, N.H. — As the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles grew to become a pop culture sensation, the place where they were conceived rarely got mentioned. “It’s the birthplace,” said Kevin Eastman, who, along with Peter Laird, created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 41 years ago when the two shared a house in Dover. The exhibit details the emergence of the …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier

The Hindu

Sea turtles in the Guanabara Bay of Rio de Janeiro are getting healthier after struggling for years with a tumour disease that hampers their movement, sight and feeding, and ultimately leads to their death. Kassia Coelho, a professor of veterinary pathological anatomy at the Federal Fluminense University, said samples taken from the animals and the water pointed to a much …

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4 months ago

South China Sea turtles on wave to recovery

China Daily

See turtles hatched on Beidao Island, Sansha, Hainan province. HAIKOU — In the turquoise waters and along the stunning coastlines of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, a crucial mission has been quietly taking shape, namely the protection of sea turtles. After years of protection and environmental restoration, 1,734 nests containing green sea turtle eggs were found between …

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4 months ago

A brief history of turtle soup and its role in ensuring we protect turtles today

The Independent

Interfering with turtles today can land you in a lot of trouble. Turtle soup was a favourite of royalty and presidents, with William Howard Taft keeping a specialist chef on White House payroll who knew how to prepare a dish known as “Taft Terrapin Soup”. open image in gallery A 19th-century advert for Bellis’s Real Turtle Soup made from green …

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4 months ago

Zoo to return two rare turtles to their habitat in the Azores

Dutch News

Rotterdam zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp is about to release two rare loggerhead turtles it nursed back to health into their natural habitat near the Azores. The turtles, which were washed ashore at beaches near Vlissingen and ‘s Gravenzande in December, were in a bad way, with one of the turtles almost entirely covered in mussel shells. Five other rescued loggerhead turtles …

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4 months ago

Zoo to return two rare turtles to their habitat in the Azores

Dutch News

Rotterdam zoo Diergaarde Blijdorp is about to release two rare loggerhead turtles it nursed back to health into their natural habitat near the Azores. The turtles, which were washed ashore at beaches near Vlissingen and ‘s Gravenzande in December, were in a bad way, with one of the turtles almost entirely covered in mussel shells. Five other rescued loggerhead turtles …

4 months, 1 week ago

25 turtles saved from Chennai's Kolathur house die in zoo due to stress

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: The mortality of reptiles that were rescued from a house in Kolathur is increasing, confirmed Vandalur Zoo authorities on Wednesday, after 25 more Indian roofed turtles died due to extreme stress. These native animals belonging to four different species were seized from a house rented to run an international wildlife trade by an ousted Tamil Nadu police officer, S …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine — Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water. Congress is nearing passage of the Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act, which would create a new $33 million federal grant program to fund …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Saving Olive Ridley turtles

The Hindu

The IUCN Red List classifies Olive Ridley, one of seven living marine turtle species, as vulnerable. Human activities have a direct impact on sea turtles’ lives and habitats along with indirect threats such as climate change, marine debris and industrialisation. Solutions Education is a vital solution to prevent the hunting and poaching of sea turtles and some other ways include: …

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5 months ago

Centre’s intervention sought to end U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp

The Hindu

The Kerala Region Latin Catholic Association has urged the Union government to intervene and lift the U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp. Indian shrimp has been banned in the U.S. owing to concerns that unregulated fishing practices in India had lead to incidental capture and injury of marine turtles in trawl nets. The KRLCA’s Coastal Area Development Agency for Liberation …

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Carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles continue to wash ashore in Visakhapatnam

Environmental concerns stall Puri Airport project as MoEFCC defers approval again

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, the ‘Princess of Black Poetry,’ dies at 81

Global warming fills New England’s rich waters with death traps for endangered sea turtles

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Our Oceans OTT release: Barack Obama’s nature show streaming on Netflix; all you need to know

Meet the man who nurses rescued turtles for a second life : Short Wave : NPR

GRP busts duo smuggling 14 rare turtles

In a secret location in New Jersey, a turtle whisperer cares for trafficked animals

Woman pleads guilty to trying to smuggle 29 turtles across a Vermont lake into Canada by kayak

World Bank to fund Rs 4 crore project for rescue of turtles in Karwar

The best movie of the year is streaming this week

Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British military bases in Cyprus

Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Cowabunga! New England town celebrates being the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

After water quality improves, scientists find sea turtles in Brazil get healthier

South China Sea turtles on wave to recovery

A brief history of turtle soup and its role in ensuring we protect turtles today

Zoo to return two rare turtles to their habitat in the Azores

Zoo to return two rare turtles to their habitat in the Azores

25 turtles saved from Chennai's Kolathur house die in zoo due to stress

Sea turtles strandings have increased dramatically. Congress might create a fund to bail them out

Saving Olive Ridley turtles

Centre’s intervention sought to end U.S. ban on Indian wild-caught shrimp