Turtle Wife's Newsletter: TURTLE STORIES &
NEWS Feb. — March 2015
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NEWS Feb. — March 2015
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JUST PUBLISHED!
Hot off the “presses”: the updated Ebook-edition of our bestselling children’s book, Turtles!
With new photos
and current information, Turtles and Tortoises is the perfect gift for a child who likes turtles!
Lively and engaging, Turtles and Tortoises delves into turtles’ habits and habitats, physiology and biology, adaptations for living on land or in water, and much more.
Written just for kids, it’s a fun-filled adventure, jam-packed with surprising facts and beautiful images!
“A
must have for any child’s science/natural history library.” – Library Book Review
“This
book was a joy to read, and is well worth the price. I’ve read hundreds of turtle books and never
have I seen such a well-planned, informative, and pleasant book for children. –A reader from California
Don’t wait: get your copy today at a special
introductory price: Just $1.99 thru Feb 28!
(Will be $4.99 in March)
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introductory price: Just $1.99 thru Feb 28!
(Will be $4.99 in March)
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GRAB CONFESSIONS OF A TURTLE WIFE
for your sweetie who loves turtles!
for your sweetie who loves turtles!
World champion kitesurfer rescues sea turtle
As he was riding, world champion kitesurfer
Mitu Monteiro
noticed something floating in the water dangerously close to
the rocks of Serra Negra Beach on Sal Island in Cape
Verde, Africa.
noticed something floating in the water dangerously close to
the rocks of Serra Negra Beach on Sal Island in Cape
Verde, Africa.
Disregarding the danger, Monteiro rode in
to take a closer
look only to discover a distressed sea turtle tangled in plastic
and struggling to breath and swim.
look only to discover a distressed sea turtle tangled in plastic
and struggling to breath and swim.
“I know it would have died if I didn’t
rescue it,” Monterio told
Caters News Agency. “She was unable to get food as the
filament was preventing her from diving and it was wound
tightly around her neck.”
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Quelonios turtle hatchlings are released by members of the
Pe-de-Pincha project, into a lake of the Igapo-Acu community
in the Amazon municipality
Careiro, Brazil February 5, 2015.
According to the project, which is part of the Federal University
of
Amazonas, they are releasing 1,230 hatchlings into the wild.
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No Soup for You! 22 Endangered Baby Turtles,
Destined for Stock Pots, Now Safe at SoundWaters
No Soup for You! 22 Endangered Baby Turtles,
Destined for Stock Pots, Now Safe at SoundWaters
STAMFORD,
Conn., Feb. 6, 2015 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE)
As part of a global wildlife-trafficking issue that is growing
exponentially, 22 tiny baby turtles - likely destined for soup
pots in China - were recently rescued and brought to a
nursery at the SoundWaters Coastal Education Center,
where they are being coddled and cared for after a harrowing,
near-smuggling experience.
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Meet the 183-year-old tortoise who is the
world’s oldest living land creature
Jonathan the tortoise, who lives on the British territory of St Helena,
is thought to be the world’s oldest living land creature.
His wrinkly skin, cataracts and difficulty
swallowing are common
enough in old age. But Jonathan had been ambling around for a
century before today’s pensioners were born.
enough in old age. But Jonathan had been ambling around for a
century before today’s pensioners were born.
At the age of 183, this tortoise is thought
to be the world’s oldest
living land creature. Born in 1832 at the latest, he has plodded
through two world wars and numerous revolutions, outlasting all
his human companions. He was even photographed, looking rather
elderly, with a prisoner during the Boer War, which ended in 1902.
living land creature. Born in 1832 at the latest, he has plodded
through two world wars and numerous revolutions, outlasting all
his human companions. He was even photographed, looking rather
elderly, with a prisoner during the Boer War, which ended in 1902.
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Two Miami men found with loggerhead turtle tail,
charged with felonies
They might not have killed it, but two Miami men landed
in the Keys jail Thursday when they were found with the tail
of a loggerhead sea turtle in one of the men's truck.
David Hernandez Sordo, 48, and Pedro Suarez, 59,
remained in the Monroe County Detention Center Friday,
each charged with a felony count of possessing a sea turtle.
Loggerheads are federally protected due to their
threatened status.
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16 sea turtles released back into natural
habitat in southern Turkey
Sixteen sea turtles have so far been released back into their
natural habitat after being treated at Turkey’s first ever sea turtle
medical center, in the Mezitli district of the southern
province of Mersin.
natural habitat after being treated at Turkey’s first ever sea turtle
medical center, in the Mezitli district of the southern
province of Mersin.
Sea turtles are treated as an endangered species at the center,
which is located in the 100th Year Davultepe forest in the district.
The center treats turtles that have been wounded in shark attacks
in the sea, dog attacks on the shore during spawning periods,
or after getting caught up in fishnets. They are looked after in giant
water tanks until they are fully recovered.
Read more.
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The NRDC Story: Protecting our land, air,
and water since 1970.
In
the same year that gave birth to Earth Day and the modern
environmental movement, five idealistic young attorneys
banded together to protect the nation's precious resources
and wildlife. Determined to overcome the forces of pollution
and corporate greed, they called themselves the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
environmental movement, five idealistic young attorneys
banded together to protect the nation's precious resources
and wildlife. Determined to overcome the forces of pollution
and corporate greed, they called themselves the Natural
Resources Defense Council.
Four and a half decades later, NRDC is the powerhouse of the
environmental movement. Employing nearly 500 scientists,
lawyers, and policy experts backed by 1.4 million members and
online activists, we fight for the planet and its people in the halls
of Congress, communities across the country, and nations
around the globe.
Read
more
about this vital organization.
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Sadly, turtles are still being sold in NYC’s Chinatown, Ed.
Turtle Trafficking By Jessica Leigh Hester
Look
for a ceramic turtle in front of the store. That’s the signal.
James knows it’s the spot to score red-eared sliders.
James knows it’s the spot to score red-eared sliders.
It’s a perfectly timed endeavor. Eight minutes before closing
time, James (who asked that I not use his last name) dashes
into a New York Chinatown tchotchke shop—located on Mott
Street, just below Canal—with a wad of cash. The boxes are
waiting for him. A shopkeeper, a woman in her 70s, struggles
to wrangle them from a back room obscured by a curtain and boxes
of paper fans.
It looks like she ought to buckle under the weight, but she
manages, and when he arrives, they are ready to be moved
—quickly. He hands over $200: exact change. “100 cages,
too,” he says. “The good kind.” He counts out another $100,
and the woman shuffles away to retrieve them.
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Turtle Conservation at Dubai's Burj-Al-Arab Aquarium
The aquarium at Burj Al Arab is an integral part of the world’s
most luxurious hotel. In three segments, the aquarium
provides an ornamental backdrop in the lobby and complements
and adorns the guests’ dining experience both in the private
dining area and in Al Mahara, the Burj’s signature seafood restaurant.
most luxurious hotel. In three segments, the aquarium
provides an ornamental backdrop in the lobby and complements
and adorns the guests’ dining experience both in the private
dining area and in Al Mahara, the Burj’s signature seafood restaurant.
The aquarium is also the site of ground-breaking conservation
initiatives, the most notable being their sea turtle rehabilitation
project which is run in collaboration with the Jumeirah Group
and Dubai’s Wildlife Protection Office.
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Available as E-books:
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*** ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP TURTLES ***
*** ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP TURTLES ***
HERPDIGEST: A Weekly
Electronic Newsletter on the
Latest News on Reptile and Amphibian Science and
Conservation. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Allen Salzberg, Editor/Publisher www.herpdigest.org
Latest News on Reptile and Amphibian Science and
Conservation. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Allen Salzberg, Editor/Publisher www.herpdigest.org
THE NEW YORK TURTLE & TORTOISE SOCIETY:
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the conservation, preservation of habitat, and the promotion of proper husbandry and captive propagation of turtles and tortoises. www.nytts.org
A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the conservation, preservation of habitat, and the promotion of proper husbandry and captive propagation of turtles and tortoises. www.nytts.org
TURTLE
RESCUE OF LONG ISLAND: A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that works to rehabilitate native turtles and find homes for those that cannot be released. Also takes in and adopts out turtles and tortoises of all species that can no longer be kept for whatever reason. Location, Long Island, New York www.turtlerescues.org
INDIANA
TURTLE CARE in New Palestine, Indiana, is a
nonprofit organization dedicated to rehabbing injured and unwanted turtles. www.indianaturtlecare.com Contact:
zooperior@comcast.net
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