4 d. ago AP PHOTOS: In this Indian city, locals patrol the beaches at night to protect endangered sea turtles

For nearly four decades, residents in southern India's coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings that for millennia have nested along these shores.

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1 week ago Sea turtles 'thrown off course' and needing urgent care at the UK's first rehab centre

The Mirror's environment editor went behind the scenes at the UK's first turtle rehabilitation centre and to find out why so many are getting washed up on our shores

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2 w. ago 19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri

Nineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida

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2 w. ago The rare turtle stranded in Wales thanks to Trump’s aid freeze

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle named Rhossi was found on the coast of northern Wales in 2023 - now he can’t get home

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2 w. ago Teenage Migrant Injured Turtle! Hurt young sea creature from the US is stranded in Wales after Trump foreign aid freeze

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Rhossi, washed up on Anglesey at the end of 2023 but was slowly nursed back to health and had been poised to return to the wild.

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2 w. ago Most of the world’s sea turtle populations are rebounding – even amid climate change threats

Sea turtles still face warming ocean temperatures and habitat loss

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3 w. ago Fisherman survived 95 days lost at sea by eating turtles and birds

Maximo Napa was found in a critical condition having not eaten in 15 days

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3 w. ago Fisherman rescued after 95 days lost at sea eating turtles to survive

Maximo Napa Castro, 61, said he managed to survive by thinking of his family after spending 95 days lost at sea

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3 w. ago Animal poo can be used to save endangered species from extinction, research finds

Some cells are still alive within the dung, and could be used to boost genetic diversity in certain speciesTurning animal poo into offspring sounds like a zoo keeper’s conjuring trick, but it might become a reality if researchers succeed in a new project to help save endangered animals from extinction.From snow leopards to sea turtles, animals the world over are under threat, with some scientists calling the massive loss of wildlife in recent decades a “biological annihilation”. Continue reading...

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