Tag: turtles
South Africa: How conservationists save and nurture baby turtles
The so-called loggerhead sea turtle is threatened with extinction. During storms, young animals in particular are washed onto the beach, making them easy prey for birds and other hunters. A…
Climate change: Many baby turtles in the western Mediterranean
Last year, an unusually large number of sea turtles nested in the western Mediterranean. This could be related to climate change. But higher temperatures pose dangers for the animals. Baby…
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The best nature photos of the year
The Audience Prize in the London Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is awarded for the image of a dreaming polar bear. Other images in the finale…
Video: Peru: Around 4,000 turtles confiscated
The animals were destined for Indonesia, but officials at the airport noticed irregularities in the shipping documents. The animals were destined for Indonesia, but officials at the airport noticed irregularities…
Hundreds of female turtles are looking for a man – knowledge
Turtle cooling may not be for everyone, but it helps: To save the green sea turtle, animal rights activists in Australia regularly water the animals’ nests with water that they…
An exceptional year for sea turtles in the Mediterranean
There were precisely sixty-three of them. Sixty-three small Loggerhead turtles hatched during the night of September 10 to 11 on the beach of Marseillan, in Hérault. A magical, touching moment,…
Wildlife research: Researchers autopsy dead leatherback turtles from the North Sea
Wildlife research Researchers autopsy dead leatherback turtles from the North Sea A dead leatherback turtle lies on a crate in the harbor of Büsum. photo © ITAW/AW/ITAW/dpa It weighed around…
Video: Around 1,200 freshwater turtles in the wild
According to the organizers, the long-term project in Colombia aims, among other things, to protect the region’s freshwater turtles from illegal trade and natural enemies. According to the organizers, the…
Jeff Rowe finally delivers the version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles we’ve been waiting for
“It was time to put teenagers back in the spotlight in Ninja Turtlesexplains to 20 minutesJeff Rowe co-director of Ninja Turtles Teenage Years at the Annecy Festival. I’ve been a…
Why these turtles are gold with a shell around
They drooled over the Ninja Turtles before experiencing an adaptation as inspired as Ninja Turtles Teenage Years by Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears. This animated film discovered this year at…