| Date |
Title |
 30 Apr 2013 |
India: Rising mercury takes toll on turtles, survival rate dips |
| Intro : Since this is the hottest April in three years, the survival rate of Olive Ridley hatchlings has dipped considerably compared to last year. |
| 30 Apr 2013 |
Oman: ESO festival for turtle conservation begins |
| Intro : The annual event in Masirah Island raises awareness on the importance of conserving nesting spots of Loggerhead turtles. |
| 29 Apr 2013 |
Australia: Campaign to save Barrier Reef from industry |
| Intro : Conservationists accused Australia of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef from massive industrial development, launching a multi-million dollar awareness campaign. |
| 29 Apr 2013 |
Malaysia: 26 turtles found dead in Terengganu this year |
| Intro : The rate of turtles killed by fishing gear, including fishing nets, in Terengganu waters this year is worrying the Rantau Abang Turtle Conservation and Information Centre. |
| 29 Apr 2013 |
Genome analysis sheds light on origin of turtles |
| Intro : Researchers working under the Joint International Turtle Genomes Consortium have completed the genome sequencing of the soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle. |
| 23 Apr 2013 |
Philippines: Captured marine turtle released back to sea in Surigao |
| Intro : A local fisherman released back to the sea a marine turtle and a baby reef shark that he accidentally caught in his net. |
| 23 Apr 2013 |
Robot & baby sea rurtles reveal principles of motion |
| Intro : For sea turtle hatchlings struggling to reach the ocean, success may depend on having flexible wrists that allow them to move without disturbing too much sand. |
| 22 Apr 2013 |
India: Olive Ridley washed ashore |
| Intro : A dead Olive Ridley turtle was found washed ashore off the Pudumadam seashore near Uchipuli. |
| 20 Apr 2013 |
Malaysia: Penang turtle conservation centre scores a first |
| Intro : The 23-year-old turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first, hatching its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs. |
| 19 Apr 2013 |
Chinese poachers’ ship hauled off Philippine reef |
| Intro : A Chinese fishing vessel that ran aground on one of the Philippines’ most famous coral reefs more than a week ago was removed on Friday, the coast guard said. |
| 19 Apr 2013 |
India: Olive Ridley turtles at great risk |
| Intro : Olive Ridleys have been at the centre of controversy with environmentalists locking horns with the government and other stakeholders on the issue of indiscriminate coastal industrialisation. |
| 18 Apr 2013 |
Pakistan: Leatherback turtle spotted at Gwadar |
| Intro : The country’s coastline boasted of five species of marine turtles but one of them, the leatherback, was never spotted live before – until Tuesday when a group of fishermen caught one at Gwadar. |
| 18 Apr 2013 |
Australia: Manly Sanctuary releases first tagged Green Sea Turtle |
| Intro : In light of receiving accreditation as an official research facility this month, Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary released its very first tagged turtle, Buoy, back into his natural environment. |
| 17 Apr 2013 |
Indonesia: East Kalimantan Islanders Threaten Turtle Survival |
| Intro : The absence of wildlife conservationists from a key turtle nesting island off East Kalimantan’s Berau district has had a disastrous impact on the survival prospects of the species, activists say. |
| 16 Apr 2013 |
Duke scientists assess accidental turtle catching |
| Intro : A team of Duke scientists is pushing the boundaries of knowledge about sea turtles caught by commercial fishing processes. |
| 16 Apr 2013 |
Philippines: Saving Bohols unknown underwater treasure |
| Intro : The International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) has teamed up with Project Seahorse to launch a conservation campaign to save the endangered natural treasure, Danajon Bank. |
| 15 Apr 2013 |
India: Rescued Olive Ridley makes waves |
| Intro : After three months of constant care by sea turtle conservationists, young adult Olive Ridley sea turtle Yuvathi was released back into the sea on Sunday morning. |
| 14 Apr 2013 |
Malaysia: Saving sea turtles from extinction |
| Intro : The Borneo Marine Research Institute (BMRI) plans to commemorate World Turtle Day 2013 by conducting an underwater census of the resident sea turtle population in the waters of Mabul. |
| 14 Apr 2013 |
Phuket Biologist Urges Thai Government Action on Reef |
| Intro : A Phuket-based marine biologist is calling on the Thai government to prevent further destruction of coral reefs off Phuket and outlaw \'\'sea walking\'\' dive businesses. |
| 13 Apr 2013 |
Guam: Roundtable for Proposals on Coral Reef Protection |
| Intro : Vice Speaker B.J. Cruz has asked Majority Leader Senator Rory Respicio to call a round-table discussion on the protection of the reefs around Guam. |
| 13 Apr 2013 |
Fiji: Hawksbill Turtle Found at Outrigger on the Lagoon |
| Intro : Guests at the Outrigger on the Lagoon – Fiji woke up to a wonderful surprise Thursday morning as a 1.5m Hawksbill turtle was found swimming in the resort’s lagoon. |
| 12 Apr 2013 |
India: newborn Olive Ridley turtles moving towards land |
| Intro : Despite all efforts, a large number of newborn Olive Ridley hatchlings are straying towards land at Rishikulya rookery coast in Ganjam district. |
| 11 Apr 2013 |
Fiji: Turtle returns home |
| Intro : A stranded sea turtle found its way up to the beach along Outrigger on the Lagoon in Sigatoka. |
| 11 Apr 2013 |
India: Mass hatching of Olive Ridley eggs begins |
| Intro : Mass hatching of Olive Ridley eggs started on the Rushikulya rookery coast from Tuesday night, after a slow start. |
| 11 Apr 2013 |
South Africa: a turtle tale |
| Intro : Baby loggerheads are washing up on Cape Town’s beaches as the winter weather forces them out of their normal migratory path. |
| 11 Apr 2013 |
Maldives: 3 more Olive Ridley turtles freed from ghost nets |
| Intro : Maldives: close to the Banana Reef, Gili boat crew found three Olive Ridley\'s tangled up in a discarded fishing net. |
| 10 Apr 2013 |
India: Turtle hatchlings begin their seaward journey |
| Intro : Millions of turtle hatchlings crawled out of the pits at Pentha, Silalia and Paradip beaches in Kendrapada district and near the Rushikulya river mouth in Ganjam district. |
| 10 Apr 2013 |
India: New-born Olive Ridley turtles begin their journey |
| Intro : In Berhampur, little Olive Ridley turtles have hatched out of their eggs and have begun their journey towards the sea. |
| 10 Apr 2013 |
Philippines charges crew of ship that rammed reef |
| Intro : Philippine authorities filed a poaching case and were preparing more charges against 12 detained Chinese fishermen who were aboard a vessel that ran aground in a protected coral reef. |
| 9 Apr 2013 |
Philippines: Chinese vessel runs aground in Tubbataha Reef |
| Intro : A Chinese vessel slammed into the eastern part of the Tubbataha Reef on Monday evening, barely a week after a US Navy minesweeper was removed from the protected coral reef. |
| 9 Apr 2013 |
Indonesia: Coastal Erosion Threatens Life on Derawan Island |
| Intro : An increased rate of marine erosion on the island of Derawan off the coast of Berau district threatens a local community and the endangered turtles that lay their eggs there. |
| 8 Apr 2013 |
Air Pollution Is Hampering Coral Reef Growth |
| Intro : A new study reveals that air pollution can block coral from getting sunlight, a crucial factor in coral growth. |
| 8 Apr 2013 |
India: Serious threat to coral reef, mangroves in Palk Bay |
| Intro : A recent study by a team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India brought to light the serious threat of extinction of coral reef colonies and mangrove forests. |
| 5 Apr 2013 |
Thailand: Green turtle working overtime to save her species |
| Intro : A green turtle apparently tagged and released 25 years ago has re-nested near Sattahip Bay. Its two clutches of eggs are now in the care of the Sea Turtle Conservation Center. |
| 5 Apr 2013 |
Australia: Reef recovers from bleaching faster than expected |
| Intro : A reef in Australia that suffered catastrophic mass bleaching in 1998 has recovered more quickly than scientists had expected. |
| 5 Apr 2013 |
Manila: Tubbataha Reefs More Intact Than Feared |
| Intro : The USS Guardian damaged a smaller section of the Tubbataha Reefs off the coast of the Philippines than earlier feared. |
| 4 Apr 2013 |
India: Little Olive Ridleys crawl out into the sea |
| Intro : Hatchlings from only the second Olive Ridley turtle nesting of a delayed season at Morjim finally crawled to sea with the summer moving slowly towards its peak. |
| 1 Apr 2013 |
Study maps sea turtle deaths |
| Intro : Sea turtles can get accidentally caught and killed in fishing operations. New research seeks to map this phenomenon for the first time in a bid to save the endangered creatures. |
