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11 Endangered Green Turtles Found Slaughtered In Malaysia
Eleven endangered turtles have been found slaughtered off the Malaysian part of Borneo island, with members of an indigenous, sea-dwelling community suspected of targeting them for food, officials said Monday.
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Two Dozen Bali Sea Turtles Set Free After Poacher Arrests
Around two dozen green turtles were released back to the wild in Bali on Wednesday after the endangered creatures were rescued from poachers on the Indonesian holiday island.
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Climate Change Kills Around 300 Rare Green Turtles On Mexico Coast
Close to 300 rare green turtles have been found dead on the beaches of southern Mexico, killed by a red tide of microalgae caused in part by climate change, authorities said.
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Australia's ''Punk Turtle'' Risks Being Last Of The Mohicans
Australia's Mary River Turtle - with its green Mohican-style hair and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinctive reptiles.
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Climate Change Is Turning 99% Of These Baby Sea Turtles Female
Green sea turtles do not develop into males or females due to sex chromosomes, like humans and most other mammals do. Instead, the temperature outside a turtle egg influences the sex of the growing embryo. And this unusual biological quirk, scientists say, endangers their future in a warmer world.
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11 Endangered Green Turtles Found Slaughtered In Malaysia
Eleven endangered turtles have been found slaughtered off the Malaysian part of Borneo island, with members of an indigenous, sea-dwelling community suspected of targeting them for food, officials said Monday.
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Two Dozen Bali Sea Turtles Set Free After Poacher Arrests
Around two dozen green turtles were released back to the wild in Bali on Wednesday after the endangered creatures were rescued from poachers on the Indonesian holiday island.
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Climate Change Kills Around 300 Rare Green Turtles On Mexico Coast
Close to 300 rare green turtles have been found dead on the beaches of southern Mexico, killed by a red tide of microalgae caused in part by climate change, authorities said.
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Australia's ''Punk Turtle'' Risks Being Last Of The Mohicans
Australia's Mary River Turtle - with its green Mohican-style hair and ability to breathe through its genitals - is one of the world's most distinctive reptiles.
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Climate Change Is Turning 99% Of These Baby Sea Turtles Female
Green sea turtles do not develop into males or females due to sex chromosomes, like humans and most other mammals do. Instead, the temperature outside a turtle egg influences the sex of the growing embryo. And this unusual biological quirk, scientists say, endangers their future in a warmer world.
