16,500 Hatchlings Of Green Sea Turtles Release Into Arabian Sea
The green sea turtle, the only herbivore among the various turtle species, visits Karachi’s beaches each year to lay eggs at Hawke’s Bay, Paradise Point, and Sandspit. Up to 16,500…
Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds May Flooded As Result Of Sea Level Rise
The study suggests that leatherback turtle nests may be particularly vulnerable to flooding, which could lead to the loss of turtle breeding grounds. In the USA, the Dominican Republic, Australia,…
Modified Fishing Gear Usage Nearly Eliminates Bycatch Fishing Techniques
WWF-Pakistan data shows that 12 boats using new equipment and practices caught only six turtles in 2018-22, and released them safely by trained fishers. The use of modified fishing gear…
Many Baby Sea Turtles Never Make It to The Sea. This Genius Idea Could Save Them
Turtles Never Make It to The Sea, Playing with my children on a beach on Hatteras Island, a barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, I struck up a…
Makran beaches are no safer for green turtles due to plastic pollution
Makran coastal aquatic life especially green turtles in Pakistan are facing endangerment due to plastic nets and plastic shoppers' pollution. Once beaches of Makran were safe heaven for aquatic life…
Illegal trade of fresh water turtles in Pakistan
IUCN Pakistan organized a Consultative Workshop in collaboration with the Sindh Wildlife Department, Government of Sindh, to discuss the findings of a study jointly conducted on illegal trade of freshwater…
Cleaner beaches must for greater protection to marine turtles
STAFF REPORT KHI: Clean environment along sea shores and at islands is prerequisite to provide safe, secure and nesting place for the turtles especially during the ensuing…
34 seized turtles released to fresh waters in Gilgit
STAFF REPORT IBD: A consignment of 34 live turtles is confiscated from Pakistan’s northern most "Sust" border between Pakistan and China by the Gilgit-Baltistan Forest, Wildlife and Parks Department, and…