Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles’ ‘lost years’
For decades, scientists have wondered about what happens during the so-called lost years between when tiny hatchlings leave ...
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UCF researchers advance knowledge about juvenile sea turtle’s early life stage, informing conservation efforts
In a new study, biology researchers from the College of Sciences’ UCF Marine Turtle Research Group studied the dispersal ...
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In an ‘impressive’ rescue, more than 1,200 sea turtles saved from cold Florida waters
Last week, rescuers pulled more than 40 small green sea turtles from offshore St. Augustine. Biologists drove many of those to the Tampa Bay area, where they’re warming up at the Florida ...
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Nearly 400 Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles Return to the Gulf
and then off they went! It was truly a team effort. From big sea turtles to small sea turtles, the trucks just kept on coming. Casey DeSantis even paid a visit with her daughter to get in on this ...
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Comatose and Washed Up, 1,000 Endangered Sea Turtles Are Rescued in Florida
But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...
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Stanford marine scientists unlock enigma of endangered sea turtles’ migratory patterns
Every several years, small groups of hatchling North Pacific ... so far been unsuccessful in elucidating how these tropical sea turtles overcome such extreme temperatures. In 2021, however ...
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Another casualty of Israel's war in Lebanon: Efforts to save endangered turtles
Lebanese volunteers are anxious to get back to sea turtle conservation on southern beaches that were off-limits to civilians when fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah.