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The Real Life Jurassic Park
If you're thinking 'Jurassic Park' already, you aren't alone. Luckily though, bringing back an extinct species of tortoise in the Galapagos wouldn't involve DNA cloning or an ill-conceived theme park. All it would need is a little controlled cross-breeding. That's what researchers at Yale University say could bring back the 'Geochelone elephantopus,' which vanished from the Galapagos over a century ago due to whaling operations in the area.
Continue reading...Turtle Conservation Works. Why Are Loggerheads Declining?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Beaches in Florida, long protected during turtle nesting season, are seeing a strange phenomenon: evidence that the conservation program is working, yet failing at one of the central goals – to increase the population of loggerheads. We’ve all seen it, but it’s still cool: [...]
Continue reading...City Council Bans Balloons to Save Sea Creatures
Sunday, March 9, 2008
A British town council has banned balloons from some events, citing the health risk to sea turtles. Image from q-tal The members of the Portsmouth City Council enacted the ban recently after environmental campaigners expressed their fears that burst balloons
Continue reading...Sea Turtle to Get Prosthetic Flipper
Friday, February 29, 2008
Sea Turtle Inc., a non-profit turtle hospital in South Padre Island, Texas, hopes to fit one of its residents with what it believes is the world’s first prosthetic flipper. Adult Green Sea Turtles can reach up to 450 pounds and live for 100 years. Allison is a three-year-old Atlantic [...]
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008
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