The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is pursuing multi-stakeholder collaboration to prepare a concrete and ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship spacecraft, launched near the border in Boca Chica, Texas, exploded once on May 27 and another ...

DOHA: The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has appealed to the people to avoid using lights near the beaches at night during the turtle nesting ...

6 out of the 7 species of marine turtle are threatened with extinction. Some populations have dramatically declined by as much as 90% in recent decades. This is due to a range of threats including ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters.

Meanwhile, Director of Wildlife Development Department at the Ministry, Yousef Al Hamar, emphasized that Hawksbill Turtle Conservation Project -launched in 2003-demonstrates the Ministry's long ...

WHILE climate change, pollution and habitat loss threaten endangered land and sea turtles worldwide, the situation is even more dire in Jamaica where poaching of the animals for human consumption ...

1. Hawksbill sea turtles are named for their jaws. Hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) have raptorlike jaws to reach hard-to-get-to places in coral reefs. Their favorite food is sponges.

Hawksbill turtles are renowned for their beautiful shells, which have also made them prime targets for poachers engaged in the tortoiseshell trade. Their population is also threatened by habitat ...

Poaching and habitat loss Plastic is not the only enemy. The Hawksbill turtle is also targeted by poachers, who hunt them for their shells, which are used to make jewelry and other ornaments.