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If you build it, they will nest: B. C. projects hope for threatened turtles
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1059+ words) Published 11: 30 am Tuesday, May 26, 2026 A western painted turtle basks in the sun on a log in Langford Lake. (Courtesy of Corvidae Environmental Consulting) Construction of "turtle island" in Langford Lake in 2022 used 80 tonnes of sand. (Courtesy of Corvidae Environmental Consulting)…...
Watch: Cape Town's brave loggerhead turtle fights back after life-saving amputation
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (389+ words) Habanero, a loggerhead turtle, fought for survival after a stranding. His story reveals insights into ocean health, parasitic threats, and pioneering veterinary surgery. Poor Habanero, a giant turtle, was found covered in tiny, blood-sucking leeches that made him very sick....
DEC reminds New Yorkers to 'give turtles a brake' | Adirondack Daily Enterprise | dailygazette. com
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (259+ words) A painted turtle takes a break from crossing a dirt path between marshes at Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve in Clifton Park on Thursday, June 5, 2025. ALBANY " New York State Department of Environmental Conservation commissioner Amanda Lefton reminds New Yorkers that…...
Western painted turtle star of World Turtle Day in Nanaimo
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (709+ words) Published 5: 00 pm Tuesday, May 26, 2026 People gather around the table at Buttertubs Marsh on May 23 to find out about conservation efforts by NALT to protect the Western painted turtle. (Misha Mustaqeem/News Bulletin) Linda Brooymans, left, and Mandi Jensen during the…...
"The shebeen owner needs God": Endangered tortoise rescued by SAPS
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (357+ words) The SA Police Service shared two images on 22 May 2026 on their X page. The first showed Captain Elize van Schalkwyk and a Nature Conservation field officer proudly holding a rescued tortoise. The second told a different story. The animal was…...
Wisconsin Turtles Are Now On The Move And Need Your Help
22+ hour, 33+ min ago (432+ words) For nature lovers in Wisconsin, especially those who love reptiles, this is a busy time of year. Wisconsin is home to 11 native turtle species, representing four turtle families: mud and musk turtles, snapping turtles, box and water turtles, and softshell…...
Owner's relief as escaped Birmingham tortoise found yards away
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (502+ words) A tortoise owner reunited with his runaway pet has said it was "brilliant" to have him home again after the hot weather made him scarper. Seventy-five-year-old Tortie escaped from his home in Harborne, Birmingham, on Friday. After a number of…...
If you build it, they will nest: Langford projects hope for threatened turtles
23+ hour, 26+ min ago (1045+ words) Published 11: 30 am Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Restoration specialist Julie Budgen from Corvidae Environmental Consulting, pulls weeds from the western painted turtle nesting site in Langford Lake. (Ben Fenlon/Goldstream Gazette) Restoration specialist Julie Budgen from Corvidae Environmental Consulting, crouches next to a…...
Endangered sea turtle finds home at Mississippi River Museum
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (49+ words) KCRG Endangered sea turtle finds home at Mississippi River Museum Iowa mermaid out of work from Blue Zoo closure Iowa's gas prices drop 16 cents in the past week Iowa DNR shares firewood reminders to protect the state's forests...
Tortoise Guardians" Protect Rare Giants
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1122+ words) Seventy-two-year-old Namgaukum, from India's northeastern state of Nagaland, cherishes rare childhood memories of riding an Asian giant tortoise (Manouria emys phayrei) through the forests near his Old Jalukie village. For the then five-year-old, the nearly two-foot-long carapace of the animals…...