Thousands of turtles lay eggs on Nicaraguan coast
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua (AFP) -- Thousands of sea turtles laid their eggs on Nicaragua's coast over the weekend…
5 years ago
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Endangered leatherback turtles hatch in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) -- Nine leatherback turtles -- the largest endangered marine turtle in the world -- were hatched along…
5 years ago
Indonesian baby sea turtles make a break for freedom
BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AFP) -- Newly hatched, dozens of baby turtles flipped and flopped their way down a beach towards the…
5 years ago
160 turtles caught in plastic waste rescued from Bangladesh beach
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- About 160 sea turtles, many of them injured after getting entangled in plastic waste, have…
6 years ago
Aussie scientists turn to drones to protect sea turtles
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) -- Australian researchers have discovered they were underestimating numbers at the world's largest sea turtle nesting site…
6 years ago
300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beach
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach…
8 years ago
Better late than never: Mexico turtle declared new species
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AFP) -- Slow and steady wins the race, the saying goes -- and it seems to…
8 years ago
Oil spill threatens India’s nesting turtles
CHENNAI, India (AFP) -- Hundreds of students and fishermen were working Friday to clean up an oil spill on India's…
9 years ago
17,000 river turtles released in Peru national reserve
PACAYA SAMIRIA NATIONAL RESERVE, Peru (AFP) -- Peru frees 17,000 yellow-spotted river turtles in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Each year,…
10 years ago
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