Ancient turtle hunting could inform modern conservation throughout southern Caribbean

Despite the promise of rebounding green sea turtle numbers, many sea turtle populations continue to flounder under the ...
Mongabay

To end turtle hunting, an African island state embraced the hunters

The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe is home to unique species and rich marine ecosystems, including threatened sea turtles. In 2014, the country enacted a law banning the trade and possession ...
Mongabay

Sea turtle hunters become their protectors in Cabo Verde

Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa, have shifted to working in loggerhead turtle conservation along the archipelago nation’s main nesting beaches. The change was ...
Science Daily

Organized poaching is decimating Madagascar's sea turtles

The illegal hunting of Madagascar's sea turtles is reaching a crisis level as a result of organized trafficking networks says a team of conservationists. The team asserts that the recent spike in the ...
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Argentine snake-necked turtle facts reveal camouflage and rapid hunting behavior

At first glance, this turtle’s rough shell blends naturally with mud, leaves, and shoreline growth. Then its remarkably long ...
Miami New Times

State Bans Commercial Turtle Hunting

Today is the first day in Florida that it is illegal to hunt freshwater turtles for commercial purposes. Truly the end of the era. The turtle-hunting industry has apparently been relatively booming ...
The Conversation

Traditional hunting gets headlines, but is not the big threat to turtles and dugongs

Recent calls for a ban on legal traditional hunting of dugongs and marine turtles imply that hunting is the main threat to these iconic species in Australia. The science indicates otherwise. While ...