Sea turtles News

It’s sea turtle nesting time in the tropics. And thanks to the efforts of a local nature group on Trinidad, leatherbacks have one more spot to nest safely.

The North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii is home to the spectacular waves of world class surfing competitions, yet its beaches offer safe harbor to endangered green sea turtles. And once on land, the turtles receive an aloha welcome by human protectors.

Managua - Army soldiers and Navy personnel have taken positions in wildlife refuges on the beaches of the Pacific coast of Nicaragua with the mission of protecting nesting sea turtles from egg looters.

In attempts to control oil spewing from its ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico, BP “burn fields” are burning alive endangered sea turtles, further hindering any improvements in the relationship between conservationists and the foreign-based oil giant

Instead of marching into the sea by instinct, the newly hatched turtles took a path to a seaside Italian restaurant. The diners were startled before rescue workers saved the turtles.