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Category: Sea Turtles

Where do baby sea turtles go?
Sea Turtles

Where do baby sea turtles go?

Where do baby sea turtles go after hatching on the beach and heading out towards sea? New tracking technology is…
June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Julia Zeh
High-TEK Turtle Monitoring: Lessons from Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Conservation Fisheries Human Health Human impacts Methodology Policy Sea Turtles

High-TEK Turtle Monitoring: Lessons from Traditional Ecological Knowledge

In this new study carried out in Colombia, traditional ecological knowledge helps to shine a light on sea turtle and…
May 19, 2021May 21, 2021 Ashley Mickens
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galax-Sea
Ecology Sea Turtles

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galax-Sea

This team of scientists is studying microscopic organisms to help us understand more about the movement of sea turtles.
October 23, 2020October 24, 2020 Riley Henning
“Breaking Bad” inspired robot tracks sea turtle poachers
Biology Conservation Ecology Sea Turtles

“Breaking Bad” inspired robot tracks sea turtle poachers

Sea turtle populations are declining, in no small part thanks to poachers. Here, the authors use robot-eggs to track poacher…
October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Brandy Biggar
Virtual Sea Turtles: Predicting the Movement of Hatchlings at Sea
Biological oceanography Biology Conservation Ecology Modeling Sea Turtles

Virtual Sea Turtles: Predicting the Movement of Hatchlings at Sea

A young sea turtle emerges from its nest and races toward the sea and several others are close behind as…
September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 Cierra Braga
Are you jelly? Citizen scientists find jellyfish to help sea turtles
Sea Turtles

Are you jelly? Citizen scientists find jellyfish to help sea turtles

The largest leatherback ever recorded weighed 2,019 pounds, and yet this behemoth lives on a diet composed almost entirely of…
August 26, 2019 Kristin Huizenga
Turtles of the North – Canadian Fishermen Help Scientists Study the Cryptic Leatherback
Book Review Sea Turtles

Turtles of the North – Canadian Fishermen Help Scientists Study the Cryptic Leatherback

  For most people, sea turtles evoke visions of white sand beaches, crystal clear waters, and boozy fruity drinks, the…
August 28, 2018August 29, 2018 R J Parker
Studying Sea Turtles: The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears and More
Sea Turtles

Studying Sea Turtles: The Blood, The Sweat, The Tears and More

For this Turtle Tuesday, I’m reflecting on time I have spent studying and working for sea turtle conservation.
August 24, 2018August 23, 2018 Rebecca Flynn
Turtle hatchlings attracted to artificial light like moths to a flame
Sea Turtles

Turtle hatchlings attracted to artificial light like moths to a flame

On this Turtle Tuesday, find out how artificial lighting along coastlines due to industrial and commercial development is affecting sea…
August 14, 2018 Nyla Husain
Conservation Ecology Fisheries Hazards Human impacts Plastic Pollution Sea Turtles

Let’s Ghost Fishing for Halloween!

Ghost fishing is ghastly because it creates underwater graveyards for wildlife. The authors covered here wrote a new review of…
October 28, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Behavior Biology Developmental Biology Ecology Evolution Genetics Sea Turtles

Why Mom Cares.

Does mom care? If you are a skink from the wrong neighborhood she might, otherwise, you are on your own…
May 4, 2016May 5, 2016 Anne M. Hartwell
Behavior Biology Book Review Conservation Sea Turtles technology

For Sea Turtles, There’s No Place Like Home

Tagline: Sea turtles are occasionally released in locations that are not their home areas. But do they remain there? Find…
March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 Rebecca Flynn
Sea Turtles

The ocean + a blind turtle + some driftwood = lucky to be human

Today we’ll take a detour from our usual format to do a quick ‘back-of-the-envelope’ calculation about Buddhism and why being…
January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 cael
Biology Ecology Human impacts Plastic Pollution Sea Turtles

The new fad diet for sea turtles? Plastics

Paper: Wedemeyer, K. R., George, S., James, H. B., Peterson, T. D., Wicksten, M. K. and Plotkin, P. T. (2015). High…
October 1, 2015September 30, 2015 Erin McLean
Behavior Ecology Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles are Social Too

Ever wonder how sea turtles spend most of their time beneath the waves? Or how they interact with other sea…
September 25, 2015September 25, 2015 Rebecca Flynn

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