Tag: turtles

300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beach

More than 300 sea turtles from an endangered species were found dead on a beach in southern Mexico, trapped in a banned type of...

Thailand’s green turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis

Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the...

Sindh Wildlife Dept seizes 151 rare turtles, tortoises in Liaquatabad: report

KARACHI: Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) officials caught an illegal wildlife trader and seized 151 turtles/tortoises of highly rare and protected wildlife species on Thursday,...

Nest of critically endangered ‘royal turtles’ found in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH: Wildlife experts in Cambodia have discovered a nest with 16 eggs built by the nearly extinct “royal turtle”, in the first such...