Fisheries department issues advisory about turtle sightings
Given recent reports from the public about turtle sightings in shallow waters around the coast, the fisheries department said on Monday it was normal and...
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Rangers concerned deep water port could threaten Congo’s sea turtles
By Hereward Holland Each year Christian Ndombe and other park rangers scour the beaches of Democratic Republic of Congo’s vanishing coastline for turtle nests, bringing...
Galapagos tortoises belong to new species, says national park
By Alexandra Valencia Scientists have discovered that a type of giant tortoise present on one of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands is not from the species it...
US ambassador at Lara for release of baby turtles (photos)
The US Ambassador visited Lara Bay in the Akamas on Tuesday morning where she observed the release of newly hatched baby turtles into the sea....
Newly hatched turtles caught on camera at Kiti beach (video)
Visitors at the Parasolia beach in Kiti on Thursday were thrilled to see scores of newly hatched baby turtles making their way to the water....
Concerns over changes to protected turtle beach in Paphos
The green light for the first organised public beach to be established in a protected area, a turtle nesting spot, spells disaster for the future,...
‘Stop giving animals away as party favours’ vet service says
Giving away live animals at event or festivals is illegal and cruel to the animals, the veterinary department said on Friday following reports that wedding...
Protect turtles, fisheries department says ahead of nesting season
The fisheries department on Thursday said the sea turtle nesting season is starting soon and called on people to observe all measures in areas where...
Organised beaches designed to save turtles, fisheries department says
The development of two organised beaches in turtle nesting areas has been on the agenda since 2012, the fisheries department said on Friday, clarifying that...
Turtles hatch on rehabilitated Polis beach
Just a year on from implementing heavily-criticised strict measures that included the removal of an expanse of acacia trees at a turtle-spawning beach in Polis...
