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3 Dead, 32 Hospitalised After Eating Endangered Sea Turtle In Philippines
Although hunting or consuming sea turtles is prohibited under the Philippines' environmental protection laws, these marine creatures continue to be consumed in some communities where they are considered a traditional delicacy.
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Delhi Police Arrests Man, Recovers 100 Turtles, Half Of Them Endangered
Police said they recovered 50 Indian Roofed turtles, 45 Black Spotted Pond turtles, three Indian Eye turtles, and two Indian Softshell turtles from the possession of Ghaziabad resident Bheem.
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Turtle In Alabama Gets CT Scan, Becomes Hospital's First Animal Patient. See Pics
Pictures of the visit were shared by the Cook Museum of Natural History, where Kale has been living since 2020.
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Endangered Softshell Turtles Hatch In US Zoo After Twenty Years
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in United States has welcomed 41 small hatchlings of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle which is a unique and endangered turtle species that takes nearly two decades to reproduce.
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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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1.48 Crore Olive Ridley Turtles Born At Odisha Beach
A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
The endangered Olive Ridley female turtles have started arriving at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the world's largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise called ''arribada'', officials said on Wednesday.
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Discarded Fishing Nets Threaten Ganga Wildlife: Study
Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in the Ganges River poses a threat to wildlife such as the critically endangered three-striped roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin, according to an international team, including researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India.
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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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80 Endangered Turtles Rescued In Agra, 3 Arrested
Parvesh Kumar, Station House Officer said these turtles are of engendered species and they are hunted for their meat and even exported to the South Asian countries.
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Cambodia Releases Critically Endangered Royal Turtles Into River
Twenty critically endangered 'Royal Turtles' were released into a remote stretch of a Cambodian river Friday -- a species once feared extinct because of hunting, trafficking and illegal sand mining.
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Over Four Lakh Endangered Turtles Spotted At Odisha Beach
Over four lakh Olive Ridley turtles have arrived for nesting in the past five days at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara, one of the world's largest rookeries of the endangered species, a forest official said.
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"All Lives Matter", Says Indonesia On Saving 15 Tsunami-Stranded Turtles
Searching a debris-strewn beach for victims of Indonesia's deadly tsunami, a rescue team happened upon a giant sea turtle trapped in a pile of marine trash. It took four staff to haul the endangered creature back to sea
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3 Dead, 32 Hospitalised After Eating Endangered Sea Turtle In Philippines
Although hunting or consuming sea turtles is prohibited under the Philippines' environmental protection laws, these marine creatures continue to be consumed in some communities where they are considered a traditional delicacy.
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Delhi Police Arrests Man, Recovers 100 Turtles, Half Of Them Endangered
Police said they recovered 50 Indian Roofed turtles, 45 Black Spotted Pond turtles, three Indian Eye turtles, and two Indian Softshell turtles from the possession of Ghaziabad resident Bheem.
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Turtle In Alabama Gets CT Scan, Becomes Hospital's First Animal Patient. See Pics
Pictures of the visit were shared by the Cook Museum of Natural History, where Kale has been living since 2020.
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Endangered Softshell Turtles Hatch In US Zoo After Twenty Years
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance in United States has welcomed 41 small hatchlings of the Indian narrow-headed softshell turtle which is a unique and endangered turtle species that takes nearly two decades to reproduce.
-
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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1.48 Crore Olive Ridley Turtles Born At Odisha Beach
A total of 1.48 crore baby turtles of the endangered Olive Ridley species have emerged out of the eggshells at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, officials said on Saturday.
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Number Of Deaths Of Olive Ridley Turtles Declines In Odisha This Year: Official
The number of deaths of Olive Ridley sea turtles along the Odisha coast has come down this year as the state forest department has taken various measures for the protection of the endangered marine species and their habitats, an official said.
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Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive At Odisha Beach For Mass Nesting
The endangered Olive Ridley female turtles have started arriving at the Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara district, the world's largest known rookery of these species, to lay eggs, a phenomenon otherwise called ''arribada'', officials said on Wednesday.
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Discarded Fishing Nets Threaten Ganga Wildlife: Study
Plastic pollution from discarded fishing gear in the Ganges River poses a threat to wildlife such as the critically endangered three-striped roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin, according to an international team, including researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India.
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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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80 Endangered Turtles Rescued In Agra, 3 Arrested
Parvesh Kumar, Station House Officer said these turtles are of engendered species and they are hunted for their meat and even exported to the South Asian countries.
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Cambodia Releases Critically Endangered Royal Turtles Into River
Twenty critically endangered 'Royal Turtles' were released into a remote stretch of a Cambodian river Friday -- a species once feared extinct because of hunting, trafficking and illegal sand mining.
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Over Four Lakh Endangered Turtles Spotted At Odisha Beach
Over four lakh Olive Ridley turtles have arrived for nesting in the past five days at Gahirmatha beach in Odisha's Kendrapara, one of the world's largest rookeries of the endangered species, a forest official said.
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"All Lives Matter", Says Indonesia On Saving 15 Tsunami-Stranded Turtles
Searching a debris-strewn beach for victims of Indonesia's deadly tsunami, a rescue team happened upon a giant sea turtle trapped in a pile of marine trash. It took four staff to haul the endangered creature back to sea
