02/17/2021
Why is this petition important?
"At mating time, females and males migrate to the beach where they were born, following the magnetic fields of the Earth as their guide. The migrations can be over 1,400 miles (2,253 kilometers) long." - livescience com/55507-sea-turtles.html
At the moment of writing only 211 were missing!
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Save the last "Jurassic Beach" of Amami
06/09/2020
From the time when countries became serious about the protection and conservation of sea turtles, there have been many cases of positive results around the globe.
As you can see in the linked video, new technology allow us to better understand their distribution and reproductive habits, which improves our ability to better protect them.
Spectacular drone footage captures thousands of turtles nesting
Researchers have captured beautiful aerial footage of thousands of green turtles congregating on the edge of Australia's Great Barrier Reef during the nesting season.
05/13/2020
The best thing about this kind of result is that we can make a difference if we put our mind to it!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52618038
04/02/2020
There are not only negative effects to what the world is currently experiencing.
When returning to normal, it will be important to take the time to measure changes in nature to better understand the impact of human activities.
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Il n'y a pas que des effets négatifs à ce que le monde vit actuellement.
Lors du retour à la normale, il sera important de prendre le temps de mesurer les changements dans la nature pour mieux comprendre l'impact des activités humaines.
While India is on quarantine, thousands of undisturbed sea turtles estimate 60 million eggs
Sea turtles, animals notoriously vulnerable and threatened by pollution and human activities, took advantage of the quarantine to take back their spaces without being disturbed
03/01/2020
Même de Montréal nous sommes capable de contribuer!
Le réchauffement pourrait nuire aux tortues
(Montréal) Le réchauffement climatique pourrait interférer avec la reproduction de certains reptiles ovipares, comme les tortues de mer et les crocodiles, ...
07/22/2019
"There's an egg-laying boom along the coast in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina"
The efforts made today will impact the turtle population 30 years from now! It's heartwarming to see these creatures thriving.
Loggerhead sea turtles nesting in record numbers in Southeast
Endangered loggerhead sea turtles are making a comeback in the Southeast thanks to protections put in place decades ago.
07/19/2019
Answer: "Turtles never come out of their shells. A turtle shell grows with the turtle, so there is no reason for a turtle to swap shells. If a turtle shell receives any damage, it can repair itself the same way as any other living part of the turtle."
Can Turtles Come Out of Their Shells?
Turtles never come out of their shells. A turtle shell grows with the turtle, so there is no reason for a turtle to swap shells. If a turtle shell receives any damage, it can repair itself the same...