Picture shows the turtles, undated. A man was detained for smuggling turtles at airport, in Zhuhai, China. (Customs/AsiaWire)

Man Detained After Trying To Smuggle More Than 33 Protected Turtles In Several Days

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:February 14, 2024

Customs catch a smuggler carrying a total of 21 endangered turtles in his suitcase before he attempted to sneak another 12 in the next two days. Surveillance camera footage recorded…

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Photo shows some of the219 turtles a man busted smuggling strapped to him in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, undated. The 219 live turtles in the bag are all endangered species. (General Administration of Customs/AsiaWire)

Man Caught Trying To Smuggle Over 200 Tiny Turtles Including Endangered Species

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:September 10, 2023

Man gets caught trying to smuggle over 200 tiny live turtles - half of which belong to an endangered species - into southern China. The man, identified only as Zheng…

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Picture shows a Hoan Kiem turtle (Rafetus leloii) being released in Dong Mo Lake, Hanoi, undated. An endangered Hoan Kiem Turtle, among the last of its kind in the world, has died, in April, 2023. (Newsflash)

One Of Last Three Of World’s Rarest Turtles Dies

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:May 1, 2023

One of three of the world's rarest surviving turtles has been found dead in the wild, it has emerged. The critically endangered Swinhoe’s Softshell turtle was reportedly found dead at…

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Picture shows three critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles named Twix, Jolly Rancher and Jelly Belly, undated. They have been saved when a group of 20 were found stranded and released back into the sea, in Marathon, Florida, USA. (@theturtlehospital/Newsflash )

‘Too Cold’ Endangered Turtles Back In Wild After Holiday In Florida Sun

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:February 12, 2023

A group of endangered turtles rescued from freezing waters off America's chilly east coast have been returned to the wild after a holiday in Florida to warm them up. The…

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Millions of South American river turtle hatchlings emerge from sandy beaches along Guapore/Intenez River along the border of Brazil and Bolivia in the western Amazon Basin, undated. Scientists use drones to estimate adult turtle numbers – considered to be the largest aggregation of nesting turtles on the planet. (WCS/Newsflash)

World’s Largest Hatching Of Baby Turtles

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:January 22, 2023

This incredible video footage shows hundreds of thousands of baby giant South American river turtles (Podocnemis expansa) recently emerging from nesting beaches along the Guapore/Intenez River along the border of…

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Picture shows two green turtles (Chelonia mydas) that were returned to the sea on the beaches of San Clemente del Tuyu, Argentina, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. They were rescued after getting caught in the nets of fishermen and rehabilitated. (Fundacion Mundo Marino/Newsflash)

Rescued Endangered Turtles Teach Beachgoers Grim Truth Of Pollution

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:January 11, 2023

Marine life experts use two endangered turtles rescued from plastic pollution and fishing nets to educate beachgoers in Argentina. The green sea turtles were rescued after becoming caught in artisanal…

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Picture shows some of the 14 Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) Fourteen turtles going into the sea on the beach of El Puig, in Spain, this Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. (Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash)

14 Rare Turtles Are Released Back Into The Sea

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:October 4, 2022

https://youtu.be/gNHocZnaT7o Oceanografic Valencia/Newsflash 14 rare sea turtles are released into the ocean. Footage of the release shows the loggerhead sea turtles- Caretta caretta - being released into the sea on…

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Pictures shows the microplastics ingested by the turtles recovered in the La Tahonilla Wildlife Recovery Center, in Tenerife, Spain, undated. All the turtles treated at the centre have ingested plastic throughout their lives. (Cabildo Insular de Tenerife/Newsflash)

All Turtles At Recovery Centre Found To Have Ingested Plastic

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:September 8, 2022

A worrying new report has shown that all turtles treated at an animal recovery centre in Tenerife have ingested plastic. Plastic traces were found in stool samples from every turtle…

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Siamese twin turtles found by tourists in Pamukkale travertines region, Turkey. (Dr. Eyup Baskale/Newsflash)

Double Headed Conjoined Twin Turtles Die Of Multiple Organ Failure

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 7, 2022

These rare conjoined twin turtles that made international headlines after they were found on a beach by a tourist have died of multiple organ failure. The conjoined turtles were found…

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Pet turtles frozen to ice before being brought back to life in Zhengzhou, China. (1594631633/AsiaWire)

Frozen Turtles Thaw And Come Back To Life After Woman Leaves Them Outside In Icy Temps

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:January 10, 2022

This is the moment a Chinese woman films her pet turtles apparently coming back to life after they froze in blocks of ice when she left them outside in bitter…

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