Sea turtle eggs laid in the sand of beaches in Panama risk getting fried before hatching due to rising temperatures, an environmental protection group in the Central American country is warning.
A national monitoring network will be set up to combat the illegal animal trade. The decision was taken at a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Pakistan) board meeting on Sunday.
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Srikurmam temple in Srikakulam, which is the only temple in south India dedicated to the Kurmam (tortoise) avatar of Lord Vishnu, may have created a record of sorts with the capt
KOZHIKODE: Abandoned fishing nets floating freely in the waters off the Kerala coast, referred to as 'ghost nets' for their deadly impact on various marine life, are posing a big threat to the enda
Authorities in Mexico will deploy drones on south-western beaches in Oaxaca to protect against a reported surge in turtle egg poaching of the threatened Olive Ridley turtle, which return to the cou
KOLKATA: The officers of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in a joint effort with the crime control unit of the state forest department seized 76 turtles and tortoises from two traders in So