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Sea turtles are surviving—despite us
Leatherbacks are the largest of the seven sea turtle species and one of the most imperiled. The West Pacific population has fewer than a thousand females. A flatback sea turtle kicks up sand ...
Sea Turtles’ Hidden GPS: Scientists Unlock the Secret of Their Magnetic Navigation
Scientists have discovered that loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember the unique magnetic signatures of different ...
Greek Reporter9d
The Marine Park of Zakynthos: Where Sea Turtles and Seals Roam Free
The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN7d
Dancing Baby Sea Turtles Help Researchers Unravel the Mysteries of Their Navigational Superpowers
Loggerhead turtles can identify specific magnetic signatures, according to a new study, hinting at how the aquatic reptiles manage to return to the same foraging and nesting sites over and over again ...
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Large plastic sheet found in dead turtle stranded on beach
A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers ...
University of Dayton8d
For the turtles
Brion’s in-laws reside in New Ningo Prampram, Ghana, home of the largest sea turtle hatchery in the country. On her trips to visit them, she’s seen the effects of climate change and humans on ...