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Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change
A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.
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Sea turtles are adjusting their nesting clocks as the planet heats up
Researchers from the University of Exeter and the Society for Protection of Turtles have discovered that individual green turtles (Chelonia mydas) are actively shifting their nesting times in ...
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Microplastics in sea turtle nests could cause a dangerous gender imbalance
Up to 1,700 green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) sea turtles make their way to Chagar Hutang Turtle Sanctuary on Malaysia’s Redang Island each year. They arrive at the ...
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Concerns of illegal sea turtle trade persist in Bali as police foil smugglers
On Jan. 12, police in Jembrana district in the island’s northwest told reporters that officers had recovered 29 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) transported by road, five of which later died.