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Major turtle nesting beaches protected in one of the UK’s far flung overseas territories

By Guest PostAugust 21, 2014Nature1917, annette broderick, atlantic ocean, biodiversity, liberty, picketing, risikogene, sam weber, second world war, south atlantic, treatment of pain, uk, uk government, united kingdom, university of exeter

Sea turtles are not a species one would normally associate with the United Kingdom. But on the remote UK overseas territory of Ascension Island, one of the world’s largest green turtle populations is undergoing something of a renaissance.

Writing in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation, scientists from the University of Exeter and Ascension Island Government Conservation Department report that the number of green turtles nesting at the remote South Atlantic outpost has increased by more than 500 per cent since records began in the 1970s. (more…)

Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year

A new study has found that 42 countries or territories around the world permit the harvest of marine turtles – and estimates that more than 42,000 turtles are caught each year by these fisheries.

The research, carried out by Blue Ventures Conservation and staff at the University of Exeter’s Centre for Ecology and Conservation, is the first to comprehensively review the number of turtles currently taken within the law and assess how this compares to other global threats to the creatures. (more…)

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Major turtle nesting beaches protected in one of the UK’s far flung overseas territories

Legal harvest of marine turtles tops 42,000 each year