Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas

The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory ...
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Guadalajara zoo celebrates the birth of world's smallest freshwater turtle

Scientists are celebrating the recent birth of a baby Vallarta mud turtle at Guadalajara Zoo. It's part of a breeding program to one day increase the wild population of these tiny reptiles. Vallarta ...
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PHOTOS: 4 baby Eastern box turtles born at Virginia wildlife center

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Four baby Eastern box turtles — a species with a plummeting population in Virginia — were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins ...
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Aquarium reports danger facing world's smallest sea turtle: 'The majority of the turtles arrive with serious ailments'

As explained by the Associated Press earlier this month, the number of stranded sea turtles in the New England area "has multiplied over the last 20 years, filling one specialized animal hospital with ...
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In Mexico, world’s smallest turtle faces big threats from trafficking, habitat loss

The Vallarta mud turtle, the world’s smallest turtle, lives only in temporary lagoons in the Mexican city of Puerto Vallarta, which poses a huge challenge for its conservation. By the time scientists ...
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The quest to protect the bog turtle: Saving North Carolina’s smallest turtle

Trudging through the thorny brush, Mike Knoerr is on a quest. Thunk. Thunk. Two five-foot long wooden dowels, the width of a pool stick, are in each of his hands. Methodically, he pokes them into the ...