Posts for tag "turtles"
Underwater Cameras And Autonomous Vehicles Track Leatherback Turtles
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists use TurtleCam underwater cameras and an autonomous vehicle to follow leatherback turtles.
- Posted November 4, 2016
Sea Turtle Nesting Season Exceeds Expectations
Researchers are digging sea turtles’ strong nesting season this year, according to the Associated Press. Scientists spent the summer watching over 570 giant loggerhead sea turtle nests along the Georgia coast, where they counted a record number....
- Posted September 25, 2015
USGS Turtle Trackers Work To Fill Data Gap On Dry Tortugas Loggerheads
USGS scientists working in Dry Tortugas National Park are concerned a no-take zone there to protect sea turtles may have been set up with insufficient data.
- Posted September 4, 2015
Scientists search for endangered Yangtze softshell turtle with eDNA
Researchers at Washington State University are using environmental DNA to help save the world’s largest freshwater turtle from extinction, according to a release from the school. Their study will focus on the Yangtze softshell, the world’s largest...
- Posted March 9, 2015
Leatherback sea turtle tracking data to help cut back on fishing-related deaths
Scientists are mapping tracking data from tagged leatherback sea turtles in hopes of cutting down on turtle deaths from commercial fishing.
- Posted February 24, 2014
