Sea Turtles
Leatherback turtles - Dermochelys coriacea
A leatherback turtle has made a surprise return to a Malaysian beach after 32 years, hailed as a "miracle" by conservationists and renewing hopes for the endangered species.
Internationally acclaimed marine life artist, Nancy Blauers (www.blauersart.com) presented this stunning oil painting to Dr. Larry McKenna, Founding Director, to assist the Save our Leatherbacks Non Profit Foundation (S.O.L.O.) in its efforts to raise funds to continue its environmental conservation efforts.
The web-based game encourages and explains loggerhead sea turtle conservation through a series of games and animations aimed at fourth through seventh grade students.
An endangered turtle who spent 19 months in Cairns recovering from floaters disease has been released on Green Island.

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Lawson Wood
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Lawson Wood
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From X-Ray Mag

X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Turtles |  
Your support made the difference. Your support is still needed. This is why... We have reported on the plight of the sea turtles before. We have reported how they were being butchered by the thousands. And we have asked for your support and signatures on a petition to stop the slaughter of these ancient ocean citizens. It is now time to report back that your support has made a real difference. But the fight is not quite over yet.
X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007
Turtles |  
We have reported on the plight of the sea turtles before. We have reported how they were being butchered by the thousands. And we have asked for your support and signatures on a petition to stop the slaughter of these ancient ocean citizens. It is now time to report back that your support has made a real difference. But the fight is not quite over yet.
X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005
Turtles |  
Dark grey!. Usually a colour associated with dull. Not here. The dark lava sand creates a perfect neutral backdrop to make all the colours of corals and critters stand out beautifully. It also dampens the often harsh and bleaching tropical sunlight into something of a less eye-squinting exercise to enjoy.

In the News archive

The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S.waters
The United States has moved to formally ban the import of Mexican shrimp caught with trawl fishing methods that may affect sea turtles, the US State Department said on Thursday.
Turtles |  
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed yesterday that loggerhead sea turtles be considered an endangered species throughout much of the world, including the North Pacific and Northwest Atlantic oceans.
Turtles |  
The leatherback turtle is shying away from Malaysian shores because its eggs have become a gastronomical delight among connoisseurs in Terengganu, warns WWF
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SOS Seaturtles of Switzerland and Turtle Foundation in Liechtenstein, join forces in the protection of loggerhead sea turtles at Boavista, Cape Verde Island.
Turtles |  
Researchers say loggerhead turtles have been migrating toward the south-east Queensland coast, as global warming makes traditional breeding sites too hot.
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(NOAA) issued a proposed rule to designate more than 70,000 square miles of critical habitat for endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtles in the waters off of California, Oregon and Washington.
Edi and Robi Frommenwiler (the owners of the MV Pindito) are helping to support „OPERATION LOGGERHEAD“, a joint effort of the Turtle Foundation and SOS Seaturtles, founded by the famous underwater photographer Kurt Amsler. “OPERATION LOGGERHEAD” is an important sea turtle conservation program, run by Turtle Foundation, on the Cape Verde Islands in West Africa