Endangered Turtles
September 13th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley and Caitlin Hill in Endangered Species
Conservation International has announced that over a third of approximately 280 species of freshwater turtles throughout the world are threatened with extinction, reports the BBC. The freshwater turtle populations are being destroyed by a combination of habitat loss, hunting and a profitable pet trade. In particul...
Tags: BBC, Conservation International, freshwater, turtle

August 6th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Fun Stuff
Turtles have been making the news lately due to the Gulf oil spill, but today’s Friday so it’s time to have some fun.
Save the Turtles, Inc. is a Cali...
Tags: animal, games, quiz, Save the Turtles, scramble puzzle, Sea Conservancy, sliding puzzle, Species test, turtle, Turtle Tides

July 24th, 2010 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
Among the videos on National Geographic’s website is a Gulf Turtle Eggs Relocated video about volunteers moving loggerhead turtle eggs to a new,...
Tags: Conservation, eggs, endangered, Gulf of Mexico, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Kemp's Ridley, loggerhead, National Geographic, oil spill, turtle, US Fish and Wildlife, video


