| Date |
Title |
 31 Dec 2011 |
93 Olive Ridley turtles perish on Odisha beach |
| Intro : At least 93 Olive Ridley sea turtle carcasses were sighted in Gahirmatha beaches from November 1 to December 29, said Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and Wildlife Division DFO. |
| 31 Dec 2011 |
Qatar: \'Awareness needed\' to save sea turtles |
| Intro : Though the waters around Qatar are generally favourable for marine turtles, more awareness would go a long way in protecting the endangered creatures. |
| 29 Dec 2011 |
Thousands of sea turtles lost, but who\'s counting? |
| Intro : The mass starvation of sea turtles following last year\'s widespread flooding along the Queensland coastline has provoked a fierce debate over the true numbers of the sea\'s ancient mariners. |
| 28 Dec 2011 |
India: Ensure turtles arent harmed |
| Intro : With the Olive Ridley nesting season set to begin, volunteers of the Sea Turtle Protection Force urged the government to ensure the use of Turtle Exclusion Device by trawl fishers. |
| 27 Dec 2011 |
Oceans around Taiwan threatened by overfishing |
| Intro : The Taiwan Environmental Information Association said catches at coastal fisheries had dropped 42.69% since 2001, and 19.75% offshore. |
| 26 Dec 2011 |
Phuket’s turtle nesting sites empty of eggs this year |
| Intro : Phuket’s marine wildlife experts have expressed concern that turtles are not laying eggs on many of the Andaman beaches historically used by the turtle population. |
| 23 Dec 2011 |
Goldie the turtle makes a remarkable recovery |
| Intro : Goldie is one lucky green sea turtle found on a beach in Golden Bay early last month, she was a long way from home and now makes a remarkable recovery. |
| 23 Dec 2011 |
Odisha drops port plan at Barunai for protection of turtles |
| Intro : Odisha government announced cancellation of the notification for construction of a port at Barunai mouth in Kendrapara district. |
| 22 Dec 2011 |
Australia: Turtle tracker studies sea damage |
| Intro : Researchers will soon have a better picture of changes to our coastline thanks to a project launched at Mon Repos. The ‘project’ is a loggerhead turtle that goes by the name of Leonie. |
| 22 Dec 2011 |
Philippines: 100 baby turtles released in Subic seas |
| Intro : Some 110 Olive Ridley Sea Turtles were released to the open sea today in a simple ceremony at All Hands Beach Resort. |
| 22 Dec 2011 |
Children’s Library enlightened kids on conserving Olive Ridley |
| Intro : Hippocampus Children’s Library conducted a fun filled activity on Neelankarai beach. The event ‘Be a turtle buddy’ was aimed at creating awareness on conserving Olive Ridley. |
| 21 Dec 2011 |
Lights-off rule allows 6th turtle to nest at Morjim |
| Intro : “The lights from the shacks at Morjim were mostly switched off,” a villager said. The Olive Ridley turtle became the sixth visitor to the northern beach in exactly a month\'s time. |
| 19 Dec 2011 |
India: Finally, Dhamra port commissioned |
| Intro : Dhamra, Orissa Eastern India’s deepest port at Dhamra, was commissioned, after years of intense protests by environmental activists and groups over allegations. |
| 16 Dec 2011 |
Turtles & fish release for HM the King’s birthday |
| Intro : The Royal Thai Navy continued its effort to repopulate the Gulf of Thailand’s battered marine ecosystem, again releasing hundreds of turtles and thousands of fish into the wild. |
| 16 Dec 2011 |
Turtle-watching on Australia’s Heron Island |
| Intro : On Heron Island, a tiny coral caye off the coast of Queensland, Australia, visitors can watch baby green turtles hatch in the sand and make their slow hazardous journey to the ocean. |
| 14 Dec 2011 |
Help the turtle win race, throng Konkan coast |
| Intro : Konkan’s coast has always been a hotspot for Olive Ridley Turtles to lay eggs. Now, tourists will have an opportunity to attend the ‘Turtles Jatra’ to watch these eggs hatch. |
| 14 Dec 2011 |
Campaign to clean up Damaniyat Islands kicks off |
| Intro : A huge amount of waste and abandoned fishing nets were recovered from the Damaniyat Islands Nature Reserve during a beach and coral reef clean up carried out by the Environment Society of Oman. |
| 13 Dec 2011 |
New Search and Rescue Centre for Olive Ridley’s |
| Intro : The State Government has decided to establish a new Search and Rescue Centre for Olive Ridley Turtle at Rushikulya, Ganjam. |
| 13 Dec 2011 |
Thailand: Green turtle rescued |
| Intro : An exhausted Green Turtle was found washed ashore at the Yacht Haven Marina in Mai Khao. The turtle was taken to the PMBC for care until it is strong enough to be released. |
| 13 Dec 2011 |
UAE: Bridgestone backs environment project |
| Intro : Bridgestone Middle East and Africa has strengthened its support for the Wadi Wurayah mountain protected area with Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF. |
| 13 Dec 2011 |
Endangered sea turtle reappears on Dongsha island |
| Intro : The endangered Green Sea Turtle that had disappeared from one of the Taiwan-controlled islands in the South China Sea has been seen this year laying its eggs on the islet. |
| 12 Dec 2011 |
Sharjah’s own eco-treasure island |
| Intro : The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah unveiled findings of its scientific research to monitor fungal life forms in Sir Bu Nair Island. |
| 12 Dec 2011 |
Australia: Turtle’s effort inspires study |
| Intro : Katherine Robertson’s path has been clearly marked since she first saw turtles at the age of four. She has just completed her Bachelor of Science, majoring in marine biology and zoology. |
| 12 Dec 2011 |
How tourism is taking the turtles from Kenya’s blue waters |
| Intro : A global hotspot for turtle-spotting, Kenya is facing a problem – the tourists are destroying what they come for. |
| 12 Dec 2011 |
Seychelles and Mozambique work on port state controls |
| Intro : Mozambique and Seychelles, with the support of IOTC´s secretariat, organized a joint training course focused on the inspection of tuna fishing vessels in ports. |
| 11 Dec 2011 |
UAE’s wild decade |
| Intro : The Emirates Wildlife Society is celebrating its 10th birthday by asking everyone to think green and help preserve the UAE’s natural heritage and wildlife. |
| 11 Dec 2011 |
Terengganu releases 66,000 baby turtles to sea in 2011 |
| Intro : The Terengganu Fisheries Department has released about 66,000 baby turtles to the sea this year. |
| 10 Dec 2011 |
Australia: Cycle of life on Curtis Island |
| Intro : There are some things you can watch a thousand times on television, but still be amazed by when you finally see it in real life. Watching a turtle lay its eggs is one such spectacle. |
| 10 Dec 2011 |
India: Turtles send fashionistas packing |
| Intro : India Resort Fashion Week’s beach festival has run into rough weather as parties of any nature are banned on four beaches, including Morjim, under the new CRZ regime 2011. |
| 10 Dec 2011 |
EAD releases rehabilitated Hawksbill Turtle ‘Amal’ |
| Intro : The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has released a young Hawksbill turtle back into Abu Dhabi waters after successfully nursing her back to good health. |
| 9 Dec 2011 |
Fashionistas replace turtles at Morjim |
| Intro : Fashionistas and mother turtles may be heading to Morjim beach. While models will walk the ramp under the spotlight, the glare may just keep the flippered visitors away. |
| 9 Dec 2011 |
Naveen woos fishermen with Rs 30-crore package |
| Intro : With the ban on fishing along the coast in effect for seven months, the Odisha Government announced that it would provide Rs 2-a-kg rice for the period. |
| 7 Dec 2011 |
Australia: Busy year for turtle rescuers |
| Intro : Volunteers and funds are needed to care for the alarming number of sea turtles washing up on North Coast beaches. |
| 7 Dec 2011 |
Philippines: DENR forms Task Force Pawikan |
| Intro : The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently organized Task Force Pawikan through the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division (Pawd). |
| 6 Dec 2011 |
India: Olive Ridley Turtles off Ganjam Coast |
| Intro : The Ganjam Coast of Odisha is one of the largest places in the world for the nesting of Olive Ridley Turtles. October to May is the best period for breeding of these turtles. |
| 5 Dec 2011 |
Patrolling intensified to protect Olive Ridley turtles |
| Intro : With carcasses of over 70 endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles being recovered from the Ganjam coast, forest department has stepped up patrolling in the area to check illegal fishing. |
| 5 Dec 2011 |
Over 13 million turtle hatchlings released from Sabah islands |
| Intro : Sabah Parks has released more than 13 million turtle hatchlings into the sea from the Turtle Islands National Park (TINP) in the last 21 years. |
| 4 Dec 2011 |
Turtle strandings down as seabeds recover |
| Intro : Marine turtle and dugong strandings in Queensland are starting to slow down as seagrass beds recover from last summer’s floods. |
| 4 Dec 2011 |
6 Chinese fishermen arrested over sea turtle catch |
| Intro : Six Chinese fishermen have been arrested in western Philippine waters for catching endangered sea turtles, officials said Sunday. |
| 3 Dec 2011 |
Olive Ridley turtles fall prey to trawlers |
| Intro : In an alarming development, carcasses of Olive Ridley turtles have started appearing in large numbers close to the coastline of the Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district of Odisha. |
| 2 Dec 2011 |
Australia: Life’s a beach for tiny turtles |
| Intro : Thousands of turtles have begun mating and nesting on the beaches in far bigger numbers than have been seen in many years, leading to predictions of a baby boom next year. |
| 1 Dec 2011 |
Take back recycling campaign to save endangered turtles |
| Intro : Now the mobile phone users in Oman can become part of the region’s Marine Turtle Conservation Project by joining a programme to save Hawksbill turtles. |
| 1 Dec 2011 |
Turtle monitors methods of curbing illegal harvesting |
| Intro : In a bid to stop the illegal harvesting of turtles, a group of turtle monitors in the Northern Division attended an annual general meeting at Raviravi Village in Macuata. |
| 1 Dec 2011 |
Turtles keep rangers on their toes |
| Intro : The turtles kept rangers at Mon Repos Conservation Park busy last night with six loggerheads and one flatback nesting on the beach. |
| 1 Dec 2011 |
Flood-ravaged turtles released in Moreton Bay |
| Intro : A University of Queensland biological researcher has led the Moreton Bay release of four turtles that suffered starvation and illness from the January floods. |
| 1 Dec 2011 |
Taiwan’s first complete skeleton of green sea turtle unveiled |
| Intro : After more than five months of preparation, NPUST unveiled Taiwan’s first complete skeleton of a green sea turtle in southern Taiwan. |
