| X-Ray International Dive Magazine

Sea Turtles

Turtles

High demand for turtle eggs in Malaysian state

The leatherback turtle is shying away from Malaysian shores because its eggs have become a gastronomical delight among connoisseurs in Terengganu, warns WWF

Turtles

Operation Loggerhead takes campaign to Cape Verde Islands

SOS Seaturtles of Switzerland and Turtle Foundation in Liechtenstein, join forces in the protection of loggerhead sea turtles at Boavista, Cape Verde Island.

Turtles

Loggerhead breeding affected by global warming

Researchers say loggerhead turtles have been migrating toward the south-east Queensland coast, as global warming makes traditional breeding sites too hot.

Turtles

NOAA Proposes 70,000 Square Miles Critical Habitat for Leatherback Sea Turtles

(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.

Turtles

Help the Sea Turtles and win a fantastic dive trip!

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

X-Ray Mag #29 - May 2009

Turtles

Leatherback Expedition

Save Our Leatherbacks Operation completed its fourth year of expeditions to the nesting beaches located in very remote Papua Barat

►

Leatherback Expedition

Latest news going up

South America

Galapagos Super Savings
Ecosystems

Groupers transform undersea landscapes
Behaviour | Rays | Sharks

Sharks and rays seek out 'cleaning stations'
Turtles

High demand for turtle eggs in Malaysian state
Indonesia

AquaMarine Diving – Bali introduces brand new Dive Safaris for 2010

Turtle videos from elsewhere

Turtles

Diving with a Giant Sea Turtle

Turtles

Roboturtle

Turtles

Saga of the Seaturtle

Turtles

Green Sea Turtle Tagging

Turtles

X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007

Saving the Turtles on Bali

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.

►

Saving Bali turtles

X-Ray Mag #20 - Dec 2007

A phone call is all that it takes

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.

►

Rescue the turtles on Bali

X-Ray Mag #07 - Oct 2005

Bali

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.

►

Bali - Discover Tulamben

Also in the archive

Defence organisation asked to cover lights at test range

Conservation | Turtles |

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been asked to cover the high-power lights at its test range in Wheelers Islands along the Bay of Bengal.

Record numbers of loggerhead turtles nest at Queensland

Turtles |

Loggerhead turtles are returning to Queensland beaches in record numbers, with the highest number of recorded adult females returning to lay eggs since 1984.

Interview with Larry McKenna

Turtles |

Remotely Operated Vehicles and Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies

Turtles |

Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and satellite-linked data loggers are used to learn more about turtle behaviour in commercial fishing areas.

Alibaba.com bans sale of ivory, sea turtle and shark fin

Conservation | Sharks | Turtles |

The International Fund for Animal announced today that Alibaba the world's largest trading portal, has agreed to ban all online trade in elephant ivory, sea turtle, and shark fin.