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This high schooler won $10,000 because he saw a mysterious outbreak killing sea turtles in his Hawaii hometown and decided to do something about it
Hawaii's green sea turtles are dying from mysterious tumors. Maddux Alexander Springer spent 400 ho…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn Lapointe
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Shipwrecks are now protecting sea turtles, dolphins and other crucial marine creatures from bottom-towed fishing
Bottom trawling is a method of industrialised fishing that remains steeped in environmental controv…
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Sea turtles laid a record 52,500 nests in Florida but 99% are female
Sea turtle nests are booming in Florida, but, due to climate change, they're only producing girls. …
Maiya Focht
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A GOP senator likened 'pre-born' human beings to sea turtle eggs while arguing against a Democrat-led abortion rights bill
Sen. Steve Daines likened the laws governing endangered animals like sea turtles and eagles to "pro…
Cheryl Teh
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From steamed turtles to donkey burgers, here are 5 dishes that surprised me in China
During my recent trip to China, I found steamed turtles, donkey burgers, sea cucumber, octopus dim …
Spriha Srivastava
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Taylor Rains
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A nature videographer flying a drone spotted an endangered loggerhead sea turtle struggling in the red tide. He quickly alerted wildlife officials who showed up to save it.
The turtle, named Shenandoah, is still recovering after being exposed to high levels of red tide, a…
Kelsey Vlamis
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No male sea turtles are being born in Florida because hotter sand from climate change is producing only females, scientist said
Sea turtles' sex is influenced by the temperature of the sand before they hatch, and the beaches in…
Marianne Guenot
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A sea turtle that was rescued from a fishing hook in Alabama died in a Mississippi aquarium 8 days later
A loggerhead sea turtle was accidentally hooked at a fishing pier in an Alabama state park, where t…
Joey Hadden
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From sea turtles hatching to exploring tide pools, here's how the manager of a luxury Costa Rican resort is spending her days in lockdown
Cody Dillion, manager of luxury resort Florblanca, tells Insider how she's cherishing time spent wi…
Monica Humphries
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Beaches around the world may be empty, but conservationists question if sea turtles are truly thriving during lockdowns
Sea turtles now have empty beaches to nest. In some areas that might be positive, but for other reg…
Monica Humphries
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Stunning video footage shows thousands of baby turtles returning to the sea in daylight on a deserted Indian beach
The turtle hatchlings made the journey across the sand during the daytime for the first time in sev…
Rachel Hosie
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Bindi Irwin shared photos of her family releasing sea turtles into the ocean in honor of her mother Terri's birthday
Bindi Irwin's birthday post for her mother comes a month after announcing she'd be taking a step ba…
Maria Noyen
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Tiny turtle in Australia pooped plastic for 6 days after zoo rescue
"No feces came out, just pure plastic," said a veterinary nurse at Taronga Zoo, Sydney. The WWF say…
Bethany Dawson
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Turtles purr like cats, croak like frogs, and even breathe like Darth Vader. No one really understands why.
Turtles have a slow, quiet reputation. But researchers put a microphone in the water with 50 turtle…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A two-headed turtle hatchling was found alive in a South Carolina state park
South Carolina State Parks described the two-headed turtle hatching found during the check of a nes…
Sinéad Baker
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A photo of a grumpy sea turtle apparently giving the finger won the top prize at this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards highlight hilarious photos of animals in the wild. "T…
Talia Lakritz
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Endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles nest in peace at empty Odisha beaches as Coronavirus keeps people in lock down
Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery is where the endangered Olive Ridley comes to dig nests and lay eggs. A…
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For 60 years, the US Navy has been training dolphins and sea lions to keep rivals away from its most sensitive hardware
The US Navy wants to replace its marine mammals with drones and sensors, but that tech still can't …
Gidget Fuentes
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Turtles, sharks return to Thai coasts in absence of tourists
Rare sea turtles and reef sharks are some of the endangered species that have been sighted in recen…