Philippine authorities have seized 15 endangered marine turtles — 14 alive and one dead — from Chinese traffickers near the island of Palawan in the […]
Category: Turtles & Tortoises
Trinidad: Hundreds of Baby Sea Turtles Crushed by Bulldozers
Hundreds, possibly thousands, of newly hatched critically endangered leatherback turtles were massacred during an excavation project in Trinidad. A government bulldozer and excavator had been […]
A Partnership to Protect North America’s Tiniest Turtle
The bog turtle — protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1997 — is the smallest turtle in North America, reaching a maximum carapace length […]
Vietnam: Authorities Seize 50 Slaughtered Sea Turtles
A Vietnamese man has been arrested for trading in endangered sea turtles. According to Thanh Nien News, police have apprehended 28-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Dong Anh, […]
China: Wildlife Raid Nets Bear Paws, Pangolins, Tortoises
Authorities in China arrested three wildlife traffickers in Nanning and confiscated “hundreds” of bear paws, along with pangolin and tortoise carcasses, following a three-month investigation. […]
Malaysia’s Imperiled Wildlife Snubbed, Gov’t to Spend Millions on ‘Panda Diplomacy’
Rather than allocate funds for its own imperiled species such as Sumatran rhinos, Malayan tigers and tapirs, Borneo pygmy elephants, turtles and tortoises, orangutans, sun […]
Last of His Kind: ‘Lonesome George’ the Galapagos Tortoise Passes Away
The world’s only known Pinta Island tortoise, dubbed “Lonesome George”, has died, leaving the subspecies Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni extinct. Lonesome George’s age was estimated to […]
INTERPOL Operation Nets Two Tonnes of Illegal Elephant Ivory, 200 Suspects Arrested
A three-month long INTERPOL operation spanning Eastern, Southern and Western Africa has resulted in more than 200 arrests and the confiscation of nearly two tonnes […]
U.S.: Maine Continues Commitment to Protect Threatened Turtles from Motorists
The state of Maine takes great strides to protect its rare turtles by posting “turtle crossing” signs during the nesting season. In an effort to […]
Asia’s Rapacious Demand for Turtle Flesh Threatens U.S. Turtles
The U.S. is one of the world’s largest turtle biodiversity hotspots. But for how much longer? It has more turtle species than any other country […]