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• Seychelles strengthens sea turtle protection with new seasonal protected areas - The measures target hawksbill and green turtles, the two sea turtle species that nest in Seychelles. According to the ministry's July newsletter,... (Added: 27-Aug-2026 Hits: 317)

• Two Turtles Trapped In Fishing Gear Saved On The Gold Coast | 10 News - Shell of a rescue! Sea World Foundation have successfully freed two green sea turtles entangled in fishing gear at the Gold Coast Seaway. (Added: 27-Aug-2026 Hits: 122)

• 11 Sea Turtles Released into Waters off Jeju Island - Aqua Planet Yeosu has actively taken part in sea turtle conservation efforts, having released a total of 175 sea turtles into the wild between 2017... (Added: 27-Aug-2026 Hits: 98)

• Sea turtle washed ashore in Florida, too weak to swim, makes a triumphant return to the ocean - Sea turtles already face a growing list of threats - including habitat loss, marine debris, boat strikes, and getting caught in discarded fishing gear... (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 289)

• Ocean bound: Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle Pancake returns home after rehabilitation - Pancake, an endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle, made a splash when it returned to its natural habitat on July 24 after eight months of... (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 78)

• Sea turtle released back into sea after rehabilitation - Sea turtle released back into sea after rehabilitation. BBC CNN DW CGTN NBC ABC ALJazeera. France24 JoyNews CitiTV Net2TV. TV3 UTV DelayTV KofiTV (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 77)

• Video Sea turtle released back into sea after rehabilitation - After two months of rehabilitation at a rescue facility in Italy, a sea turtle named Ulysses was released into the Adriatic Sea. (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 59)

• From poacher to protector: The man who once hunted endangered sea turtles is now risking... - Science News: Sea turtles have roamed the world's oceans for more than 100 million years, surviving mass extinctions and dramatic changes to... (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 74)

• Endangered Kemp's ridley turtles released after lifesaving care VIDEO - Seven of these turtles were Kemp's Ridley sea turtles, the smallest marine creature in the world and also the most endangered type of sea turtle,... (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 67)

• Celebrate sea turtle conservation successes, but don't stop the fight | Opinion - After decades of protection, green sea turtles are rebounding and no longer classified as endangered on the global Red List of Threatened Species. (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 75)

• Save This Species: Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). IUCN Red List status: Critically endangered globally. Description: Hawksbill turtles measure 2.5 to... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 54)

• Eyes on Hainan: New Sea Turtle Shelter Opens in South China's Hainan - A newly launched sea turtle shelter in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, is advancing marine wildlife protection efforts from rescue and... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 50)

• Where science meets the sand: Sullivan's Island students help protect 1st sea turtle nest - Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway in South Carolina, and students at Sullivan's Island Elementary School are already stepping up to... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 61)

• Gulf oil drilling approval comes as baby turtles head to sea in Florida - ... sea turtles, which head out to sea in late spring. A sea turtle... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 62)

• Sign of record El Ni�o spark calls to protect sea turtles off California - The Center for Biological Diversity has warned NOAA it faces legal action if it fails to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles from drift gillnets... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 49)

• Several sea turtle nests disturbed on the Space Coast over holiday weekend - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a report from the Sea Turtle Preservation Society after multiple stakes were... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 58)

• Loggerhead turtle scute patterns shaped by genes and nest temperature - The framing has practical consequences for sea turtle conservation. Because rising incubation temperatures under climate change are likely to... (Added: 27-Oct-2026 Hits: 72)

• 14,000 turtle nests: Decades of protection pay off in Indian River County - Indian River County's sea turtles broke a record. The county documented 14083 nests as of Thursday, its highest total ever recorded. (Added: 27-Oct-2026 Hits: 78)

• Roxas urges wildlife protection after dugong, sea turtle deaths - A dugong and a green sea turtle were found dead in Roxas, Palawan on October 26. Authorities have yet to determine what caused their deaths. (Added: 27-Oct-2026 Hits: 77)

• First-ever West Coast sea turtle eggs rescued before swell - First-ever West Coast sea turtle eggs rescued before swell. 00:56. UP NEXT. Iran offers new proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz. 00:48. Fans mark... (Added: 27-Sep-2026 Hits: 99)

• 'Together to Protect Turtles' to conserve biodiversity - ... sea turtles, which are a key component of biodiversity in Al Sharqiyah... For most sea turtle species, the peak hatching season falls between July and... (Added: 27-Sep-2026 Hits: 62)

• Chinese tourist who picked up sea turtle on Xiaoliuqiu may face fine - Touching sea turtle violated Wildlife Conservation Act | Apr. 28, 2026 12:44. (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 51)

• Chinese tourist under probe for touching protected sea turtle - A Chinese national is under investigation for allegedly handling a sea turtle on Siaoliouciou (小琉球) over the weekend. The man, surnamed Liu (劉)... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 76)

• Con Dao National Park releases over 5,600 hatchling turtles into sea- - Visitors enjoy the experience of releasing baby sea turtles into the ocean. Sea turtle conservation continues to stand out as a key success. From... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 61)

• Island of Cozumel records first sea turtle nest of 2026 season - Noel Rival, Cozumel's Sub-directorate of Ecology, carried out the marking of the sea turtle nest as part of the island's permanent conservation... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 73)

• Sea turtle rescued with a flipper entangled in a net off the Andratx coast | Mallorca Bulletin - crew of the vessel Dragonera have rescued a sea turtle off the coast of Mallorca that had one of its flippers entangled in a net and have taken it to... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 47)

• The 'Odyssey' of Three Rescued Green Sea Turtles... Returning to the Jeju Sea After Rehabilitation - Three green sea turtles that were rescued in Namhae and Pohang have regained their health and returned to the ocean. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 63)

• Sea turtles find protection from Senegal fishermen - Rutam House, Plot 103/109, Apapa-Oshodi Express Way, Isolo, P.M.B 1217 Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 121)

• Coastal communities urged to help as hawksbill turtle rescued in NegOr - Turtle tags are small, durable metal or alloy identification clips attached to a sea turtle's flipper. They help researchers monitor the turtles... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 431)

• Sea Turtle Inc. glow run returns - ... Sea Turtle Inc. hosts its fifth annual Kemp's Krawl Glow Run to raise money for sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation and conservation. The nighttime... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 100)

• Memorial reef honors former sea turtle rescue director Jean Beasley and husband - ... and legacy of Jean Beasley, former director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, and her husband, Fred Beasley. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Decades of conservation pays off with banner turtle nesting season - Sea turtle conservation is a lot like planting a tree today to be able to sit in shade years from now. Both are long-term investments. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 88)

• Cayman Islands team finds 400-pound sea turtle in pool, then hauls it back to sea - ... sea turtle in a swimming pool. The green sea turtle was lifted out, examined, tagged, and released back into the water. The rescue also drew... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 211)

• 7 Sea Turtles Released Back Into Ocean In Point Pleasant Beach... - News 12 | Long Island - The largest was a loggerhead turtle named Semore. He was found stranded in New England before he was sent to Sea Turtle Recovery rescue facility in... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 61)

• Inha's Barnacle-Based Sea Turtle Tracking - Sea turtles are among the representative endangered marine species designated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 72)

• Endangered Kemp's ridley gets 15 minutes of fame in NYC before slipping in to the Atlantic - To encouraging chants by young campers and dignitaries alike, a sea turtle named Pancake made its way down a beach beside New York's Coney Island... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 76)

• An Endangered Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Named Pancake Makes a Triumphant Return to... - A sea turtle on a table in a rehabilitation facility Some migrating sea turtles end up getting stuck in Cape Cod, where they become weak and... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 59)

• Gulf Specimen Marine Lab Seeks Donations for Sea Turtle Hospital Expansion - ... raised will go towards expanding the lab's sea turtle hospital to support marine life rescue, education, and conservation efforts in the region. (Added: 28-Mar-2026 Hits: 305)

• Sea turtle nesting patrols start April 1 on North Padre Island - Sea turtle nesting patrols begin April 1 along North Padre Island as officials ramp up efforts to protect endangered species during peak nesting... (Added: 28-Mar-2026 Hits: 76)

• Critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle returns to wild months after beach rescue - Three months later, after a long road to recovery, Beare the turtle has returned to the wild. A turtle on a towel in a tub. Hawksbill sea turtles are... (Added: 28-Mar-2026 Hits: 40)

• Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle released into ocean on Jekyll Island - Steve Doocy joins Janie, director of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, for the heartwarming live release of Boba, a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 272)

• Pacific Heat Wave Triggers Closure of Large Area off California to Protect Loggerhead Sea Turtles - California's swordfish drift gillnet fleet will need to stop fishing in a 25,000-square-mile area off California during June, July and August this... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 40)

• Rare hybrid sea turtle returns to ocean after undergoing months of rehabilitation in Georgia - An extraordinarily rare hybrid sea turtle named Earl Grey returned to the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning after about six months of... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 58)

• Where science meets the sand: S.C. kids help protect turtle nest - South Carolina's sea turtle nesting season runs from May through October, with loggerhead sea turtles making up the vast majority of nests found along... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 63)

• In Anticipation of El Ni�o Sea Turtle Surge in California, Conservation Group Calls for... - Conservationists expect sea turtles to flock to California during the incoming El Ni�o, and they're urging the government to prepare for it. (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 205)

• Green sea turtle, dugong found dead in Palawan - Sea turtle kasi kumakain ng tanim na seaweeds. Palawan educate constituents about Wildlife Conservation. 11h. (Added: 28-Oct-2026 Hits: 46)

• Tourist faces legal action for disturbing sea turtles at Ras Al Hadd - ... sea turtles in the Ras Al Hadd area, in violation of the laws and regulations governing wildlife protection in the Sultanate of Oman. The... (Added: 28-Sep-2026 Hits: 100)

• Coast guard takes action to protect local sea turtles - Coast guard personnel conducted an enforcement action and rescue operation to protect sea turtles on a beach on Siaoliouciou (小琉球) and in the... (Added: 28-Sep-2026 Hits: 111)

• Biologists move hundreds of sea turtle eggs to protect them from tropical weather - Around 200 olive ridley sea turtle eggs were transferred from nests on a beach in Southern California to protect them from dangerous surf,... (Added: 28-Sep-2026 Hits: 93)

• Ukrainian influencer faces legal action after riding sea turtle in Oman - The three-time calisthenics world champion filmed himself riding the endangered green sea turtle at the Ras Al Jinz reserve in Ras Al Hadd, sparking... (Added: 28-Sep-2026 Hits: 83)

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