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Endangered turtle to be tracked in Cambodia

One of the world`s most endangered turtles has been released into a Cambodian river with a satellite...

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Want to save turtles? Go to Maharashtra

The Sahyadri Nisarga Mitra (SNM) has been organising a similar Turtle Festival in Ratnagiri district...

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Turtle eggs communicate before hatching

Baby turtles can communicate with one another before they hatch and can arrange to emerge from their...

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Loggerhead turtles `take 45 years to grow up`

A new research has found that a female turtle will not start to lay eggs until she is 45 -- it`s the...

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Wildlife groups sue for more protection of turtles

Several wildlife protection groups are suing the federal agency that regulates fishing in U.S. water...

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`Indian Ocean most dangerous place for turtles`

Five of the world`s eleven most threatened species of sea turtles are found in the northern Indian O...

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How Boremys turtles survived meteor impact ?

The fossilized remains of the creatures, found by American palaeontologists in rock formations in No...

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Turtle faces threat from climate change

Young turtles, which developed under the highest temperature showed, reduced swimming ability and a ...

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Turtles crossing runway cause NY flight delays

The reptiles were trying to get to the other side of the runway to lay eggs.

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Olive Ridley baby turtles emerge from mass nesting site

Millions of rare baby turtles have begun emerging from the egg-shells along the kilometre long tranq...

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Olive Ridley turtles come to lay eggs

Around one lakh endangered Olive Ridley turtles have turned up at Orissa`s beach for mass nesting.

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How young migrating turtles find their way back home

Researchers solved the mystery of how young loggerhead sea turtles find their way back home after a ...

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Nearly 1500 turtles seized in Bihar

Bihar Police seized nearly 1,500 turtles in Gaya district and arrested two people, who were part of ...

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Blackbuck and turtle protection programme begin

A joint project of Centre and UNDP on protection of blackbuck and Olive Ridley turtles was launched...

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Paris conservation meeting protects sharks

Fishing nations at an Atlantic conservation conference in Paris took measure to protect sea turtles ...

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35 injured as bus turns turtle

Thirty-five people, who were on their way to Rajasthan for a pilgrimage, were injured when the bus...

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Hundreds of Hawksbill turtles hatch on Saadiyat Island

More than 350 endangered Hawksbill turtles, have hatched on UAE`s Saadiyat island.

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BP sued for burning endangered sea turtles alive

Animal welfare groups sued BP for burning endangered sea turtles.

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UNDP to save India`s blackbucks & turtles

UNDP has approved a pilot project for protection of endangered blackbuck and Olive Ridley turtles.

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Turtles use ``super tongue`` to survive underwater

Scientists have discovered that the musk turtle possesses a tongue lined with buds that allows it to...

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Olive Ridley Turtles visit Orissa beach twice this year

Olive Ridley Turtles have turned up once again this year to lay eggs on the sandy Gahirmatha beaches...

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Many endangered turtles dying on Texas Gulf Coast

Flies buzz everywhere and the stench is overwhelming as biologist Lyndsey Howell stops to analyze th...

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Millions of baby turtles break out of shells

Millions of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles have emerged at Gahirmatha off Orissa`s coast, wildli...

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60-mn-year-old fossil

Fossil of a turtle, which lived on the earth 60 million years ago and had a shell as thick as a stan...

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Why isn’t every day Earth Day?

It’s that time of the year again. April 22, World Earth Day. An occasion for the media to devote som...

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Sea erosion eats into Olive Ridley Turtles` space

Jostling for place in a decimated beach,delicate olive ridley sea turtles presently engaged in the ...

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One lakh turtles nest in Rushikulya beach in Orissa

Over one lakh endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles have laid eggs on the beach adjoining the Rushik...

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Olive Ridley turtles begin nesting at second Orissa beach

Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles crawled ashore from the Bay of Bengal Monday, after a month`s dela...

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At least 67 Olive Ridley turtles let into sea

As many as 67 Olive ridley turtles, hatched in the artificial hatchery run by the forest department ...

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Endangered listing eyed for US loggerhead turtles

The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead tur...

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Gourmet diners `may spell extinction` for sea turtle

Malaysians` voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive the marine creatures to extinction on its...

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Malaysian turtles face extinction: WWF

Conservationists warned Wednesday that Malaysians` voracious appetite for turtle eggs could drive th...

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Olive Ridley turtles arrive at Gahirmatha sanctuary

Female Olive Ridley turtles have arrived to lay eggs at the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrap...

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Marine turtles flock to Kerala village for nesting season

The sleepy coastal hamlet of Kolavipalam in this district of Kerala has turned out to be a safe bree...

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Three killed, 17 injured as vehicle turns turtle

Three persons were killed and 17 others injured on Monday when the vehicle they were travelling in...

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Iran satellite launch puts rat, turtles in space

Iran on Wednesday hailed the successful launch of a home-built satellite carrying a rat, turtles and...

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Turtles dying en-masse in Orissa’s Gahirmatha sanctuary

Sighting of bloated and motionless bodies of Olive Ridley sea turtles lend credence to the belief th...

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DRDO asked to cover bright lights in Wheelers Island

The Orissa Forest Department has asked the DRDO to cover high-power lights at its test-range in Whee...

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Turtles can change color like chameleons

Scientists have determined that turtles are similar to chameleons, in the sense that their skin and ...

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Turtles can act like chameleons to deceive predators and prey alike

In a new research, scientists have determined that turtles can act like chameleons, by matching the ...

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17 persons injured, as bus turns turtle in Ballia

At least 17 persons, including 13 children were injured, when a bus carrying school party turned t...

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Turtles inhabit better in suburbs than in reserves: Report

While rapid urbanisation have put the existence of many wild animals in danger across the world, sci...

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Largest turtle-linked salmonella outbreak detailed

Two girls who swam with pet turtles in a backyard pool were among 107 people sickened in the largest...

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Sea turtles under threat in Kerala coast

Climate change coupled with construction of sea walls and infrastructure activities are threatenin...

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