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Hawksbill TurtleArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml/list.htmlAntiguaSun,This means that a Hawksbill turtle has to go through at least four and a half nesting seasons to replace itself once. Sea turtles are also known to return Hawksbill turtle tagged in Malacca - Aug 28, 2008 Malaysia Star,At about midnight on Aug 13, a Hawksbill turtle appeared at the Terendak Camp beach in Sungai Udang here. The turtle took half an hour to lay her eggs. A sanctuary for the Hawksbill - Sep 20, 2008 Fiji Times,The Hawksbill turtle is listed as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union and the capture and trade of this marine reptile is banned under the Turtle poaching raises Fisheries Division concerns - Sep 13, 2008 SUN Weekend,This means that a Hawksbill turtle has to go through at least four and a half nesting seasons to replace herself once. While over-harvesting has been the Island briefs - Aug 28, 2008 Bermuda Sun,Images of the critically endangered Hawksbill turtle will appear on a new commemorative coin being released by the Bermuda Monetary Authority. 100 Hawkbill Turtles Slaughtered - Sep 4, 2008 DivePhotoGuide.com,The hawksbill turtle is protected under Appendix 1 of the CITES list which prohibits international trade, it has also been added to IUCN as critically Park works hard to safeguard turtle population - Sep 1, 2008 Jakarta Post,Four species of turtle -- the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), olive ridley turtle (Lephidochelys olivacea), hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) and Release of 100-kg turtle marks start of nesting season - Sep 2, 2008 Inquirer.net,These are the olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), green turtle (Chelonia myd), and hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricate). Sea doctor eyes the world - Sep 21, 2008 Fiji Times,Although this conservation program has received the thumbs up from relevant authorities, the same cannot be said for Treasure Island's Hawksbill Turtle 100 Hawksbill turtles die in latest Filipino poaching incident - Sep 4, 2008 DIARIODELWEB.it,The Hawksbill turtle is protected under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), which prohibits all international Principal finds his escape in fish tank - Sep 11, 2008 Baltimore Sun,The principal has not had a real nemesis in the decade since a 160-pound hawksbill turtle named Pita died. Pita -- an acronym for "pain in the ankle" Feds: Help stop illegal sea turtle poaching - Aug 31, 2008 Pacific Daily News,The Hawksbill turtle is an endangered animal. Both can be found on Guam. The decline of green sea turtles is attributed to people poaching the species and A Hammock in the Palms - Sep 24, 2008 RedOrbit,A hawksbill turtle appeared, undisturbed by our presence. Returning to our hut, we were pleased to find a reliable supply of solar- generated electricity to News On The Go - Sep 11, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,Alex and I watched a hawksbill turtle nibble on a sponge just inshore of the wreck of the Hilma Hooker. We encountered a sleeping nurse shark cozied up in a 'New rules on projects in protected areas will save cost' - 14 Aug 2008 Saipan Tribune,The endangered animal species are Micronesian megapode, hawksbill turtle, leatherback turtle, nightingale reed warbler and the Rota bridled white eye while Malaysia's fight to save rare turtle - Aug 11, 2008 BBC News,The BBC's Robin Brant looks at Malaysia's efforts to save one of the world's most endangered marine animals, the hawksbill turtle, from the humans who eat Drive to save sea turtles - Jul 23, 2008 Gulf Daily News,..."It revealed that 99 per cent of the cases sampled were of green turtles and one case of a hawksbill turtle." The study was discussed by the National Sea The Round and the Restless - Aug 1, 2008 Corpus Christi Caller Times,The hawksbill turtle since has recovered. Hemingway, whose appetite has earned her a reputation, swallowed this bolt. Itsy got pneumonia. ANZ supports marine conservation - Aug 11, 2008 Fiji Times,In March this year, the Society satellite tagged and released into the ocean a Hawksbill turtle, named Adi Mamanuca from Treasure Island. Fishing with dynamite in El Salvador - Jul 23, 2008 ScienceBlogsHis mission was to document the nesting of the hawksbill turtle and to promote ecotourism in the region. Mr. Osborne is currently working on the "SEE Marama ni Yadua swims on - Aug 4, 2008 Fiji Times,The 88 cm female hawksbill turtle satellite tagged on Denimanu in Yadua continues to transmit her location after a period of 170 days. Peace and coffee (Or why you shouldn't pander to your whims) - Jul 26, 2008 Sun.Star,We only had time for one quick dive on my day off last Thursday, and yet I met a hawksbill turtle down there. I was high, and was still excited by around 9 Hawaii Volcanoes National Park's funding shortage is showing - Jul 23, 2008 Honolulu Advertiser,...including efforts to increase the populations of the hawksbill turtle, the Hawaiian petrel, the nene goose and the Mauna Loa silversword plant. Turtle nesting numbers produce both good and bad news - Apr 18, 2008 Sun-Sentinel.com,Eighty percent of the hawksbill turtle population has declined over its past three generations, making them protected by conservation laws for endangered Join WWF in turtle- monitoring adventure - Apr 3, 2008 Malaysia Star,Now, a hawksbill turtle fitted with a satellite transmitter in 2007 will be named, “Freedom Flipper�. Freedom Flipper was dicovered with a lasso roped Sabah Leads The Way In Turtle Conservation - Apr 13, 2008 Bernama,Pulau Gulisaan is the main landing point for the Hawksbill turtle in Southeast Asia. Another species that makes its way to TPPP is the Green Turtle. Luxury Hotels and Resorts Act to Save the Environment with Eco ... - Apr 17, 2008 Earthtimes,Jumby Bay is also home to the Hawksbill Turtle Preservation Program, the longest-running privately funded project of this kind, focused on the scientific Canvas cottages capture serenity in Virgin Islands - Mar 27, 2008 Dallas Morning News,In the shallows of Salt Pond Bay, we swam alongside a hawksbill turtle for half an hour. Vacationers enjoy the deck on their tent cottage. Yadua cheers turtle tagging - Feb 6, 2008 Fiji Times,North-east of Yadua Taba Island (in Bua province and a famous iguana sanctuary) on a secluded beach locally known as Talice, a nesting Hawksbill turtle was Cuba Bans Harvesting of Endangered Sea Turtles - Jan 28, 2008 Environment News ServiceThe move extends hope for survival of the critically endangered hawksbill turtle, which feeds in Cuban waters. Conservationists praised the resolution, Cuba bans harvesting of marine turtle species - Jan 25, 2008 BYM News (press release),...species hatching on beaches throughout the Caribbean and coming regularly to feed in Cuban waters, including the critically endangered hawksbill turtle. Cuba helps the hawksbill - Jan 28, 2008 Science Centric,...sustainable economic alternatives, modernise their fishing fleets, re-train their inhabitants and engage them in hawksbill turtle protection activities. Dead turtles in Terengganu - Feb 13, 2008 Malaysia Star,The latest case was reported late Tuesday evening when a lifeless female hawksbill turtle measuring 1.5m in length was found on the beach off Gong Balai in Cuba bans marine turtle hunt - Jan 22, 2008 Times of India,Fund (WWF) as a lifeline to all turtle species hatching on beaches throughout the Caribbean, but above all the critically endangered hawksbill turtle. Bonaire: Snorkler's paradise is worth a trip - Feb 8, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution,A diver swims with a hawksbill turtle off the coast of Bonaire. One money-saving aspect of this island is that no boat is needed to get to spectacular dive The Duchess, her tycoon friend and the rich man's playground ... - Feb 9, 2008 Daily Mail,The resort is on land that is part of a protected Unesco reserve, and is home to at least one endangered species, the hawksbill turtle. Al-Khawarizmi Astronomy Complex A New Landmark For Tanjung Bidara - Jan 28, 2008 Bernama,Visitors to Padang Kemunting beach will also have the opportunity to watch the hawksbill turtle, a species on the verge of extinction. Indonesia's polluted Environment Threatens Hawksbill Turtle - Nov 26, 2007 Voice of AmericaSalim, 57, is trying to protect the endangered hawksbill turtle. It was once so prevalent in these waters that it was named the island's official mascot. Searching for turtle eggs - Nov 24, 2007 Malaysia Star,By LIM WEI PHIN A WHILE back, I was fortunate enough to be a volunteer for WWF Malaysia in their Hawksbill turtle project in Pulau Upeh, an island off Ranger protects rare turtles in luxury Oman resort - Nov 29, 2007 Travel & Tourism News Middle East,At Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa in Muscat, the two species that come ashore are the rare green turtle and the hawksbill turtle. Notes from the Road: Hawaii's turtles find respite at Turtle House - Nov 22, 2007 Friday Flyer,Hawaiian Green Turtles, and their cousin the Hawksbill Turtle, are returning visitors. Each of these marvelous creatures is endangered, suffering from Injured sea turtle a beloved attraction at the Shedd Aquarium - Nov 8, 2007 Medill Reports,Meanwhile, in 2002 the Shedd Aquarium lost its beloved 25-year resident hawksbill turtle, Hawkeye. The Shedd agreed to welcome the injured sea turtle from Letters, faxes, and e-mail - Nov 15, 2007 Press-Register - al.com,It is a critical habitat for several types of endangered species, including the Perdido Beach Mouse and the Hawksbill Turtle, Kemp Ridley Turtle, South Africa set to protect marine turtles - Nov 7, 2007 AfricaNews,...importance for six species including the loggerhead turtle, the olive ridley turtle, the green turtle, the hawksbill turtle and the leatherback turtle. 'Massive Growth' in cruises to Strait/Cape - Nov 25, 2007 Torres News,...explore a new and remote destination every day including Cape York; the exclusive Lizard Island and Green and Hawksbill Turtle inhabited Morris Island. Marawah becomes first biosphere reserve in the UAE - Nov 4, 2007 AME Info,...•4 species of marine turtles especially the Green Turtle and the Hawksbill Turtle. The coasts of the marine protected area are considered as prospective Plans afoot to ensure safe nesting of Hawksbill turtles - Oct 1, 2007 Gulf News,The Hawksbill turtle lives in the coastal shallows offshore Saadiyat Island. The newborn hatch-ed safely in the 27 square kilometre natural island - half Quakes sweep endangered turtles from Indonesia to Malaysia - Oct 2, 2007 AFPWhat we found on Saturday is very rare," he said. The World Conservation Union lists the Hawksbill turtle and Leatherback turtle as critically endangered. Saving the turtles - Oct 4, 2007 Sun.Star,Another happy event was the turning over of a Hawksbill turtle by former owner, Michael Tan through the help of Vice Mayor Sara Duterte. Ken Follett's heaven on earth - Oct 8, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk,If you go, try to catch sight of a hawksbill turtle laying eggs on the beach by the nature reserve. It's quite a sight: they go into the same sort of trance Exhibits offer luscious variety - Oct 12, 2007 The News-Press,Other underwater images include a Hawksbill turtle, a spectacular closeup of a lobster and the shape of a lizardfish looming above what appears to be a New 2008 Dates for Cape York Cruise - Sep 30, 2007 e-Travel Blackboard (press release),...explore a new and remote destination every day including Cape York; the exclusive Lizard Island and Green and Hawksbill Turtle inhabited Morris Island. Grand Pineapple Resort aids Hawksbill turtle’s hatchlings - Aug 3, 2007 SUN Weekend,...“We had all seen when the Hawksbill turtle came onto the beach and we realised she had laid eggs. What we did was to fence the area with a bit of orange FYI Travel: Eco-friendly hospitality - Jul 27, 2007 Bend Weekly,The private island resort off the coast of Antigua is site of the Hawksbill Turtle Program, a privately funded research project sponsored by island Crawfish, Turtle Season Open - Jul 31, 2007 The Bahama Journal,..."The harvesting of the hawksbill turtle is prohibited," the release stated. "The Department of Marine Resources seeks the assistance of fishermen not to Royal Visitor At Turtle Centre - Jul 23, 2007 Bru Direct,Three different types of species were documented to have landed in Brunei, namely, the Green Turtle, the Hawksbill Turtle and the Olive Ridley. Junk food - Aug 15, 2007 Monterey County Herald,A large hawksbill turtle rises up from the sea bottom, swims away, then slowly arcs back, coming right up to stare curiously into my face mask, Skowrons strum up some new business in Ely - Aug 1, 2007 Ely Daily Times,That material, which is produced from the shell of the hawksbill turtle, is virtually impossible to come by -- at least legally -- and for good reason. Qatar’s conservation efforts garner global applause - Jul 26, 2007 Gulf Times,Globally endangered marine species such as the Hawksbill turtle, Leatherback turtle and Dugong are found in the waters of Qatar. Habitat reduction, a result Endangered sea turtles and coral reefs of the Gulf Nov 22, 2006 The hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) regularly occur in the waters of the Gulf and Arabian Sea. ... - AME Info (press release), Resort steps up turtle nesting program Nov 23, 2006 ...hatchlings. The hatchlings are an addition to the 29 juvenile hawksbill turtle the resort has been caring for over the past year. ... - Fiji Times, Treasure Island hatches Turtle naming rights plan Nov 13, 2006 Treasure Island Resort’s younger guests are actively encouraged to take hands on roles in the resort’s Hawksbill Turtle hatchling program - from harvesting ... - e-Travel Blackboard (press release), Sea Turtle release success Nov 16, 2006 ...“Connie� — a 33 cm Hawksbill turtle — has been successfully released back to Moreton Bay after a co-operative effort between The University of ... - UQ News, RM7mil home for turtles Nov 8, 2006 The hawksbill turtle forages for food in the deep waters and emerges on the water surface to breathe, and lands in sandy coastlines come nesting time. ... - New Straits Times, Tigers, polar bears and rhino traded in London Nov 17, 2006 Two men were jailed for a total of two years. Two hawksbill turtle shells were found hanging on a wall during a drugs raid in south-east London last year. ... - This Is Hertfordshire, Turtle plans mapped out Nov 12, 2006 ...creatures,� he added. He said one way to rope in local communities was by encouraging hawksbill turtle adoption. Dr Kavanagh said ... - Malaysia Star, Giant turtle washes ashore after propeller accident Nov 16, 2006 ...checkups. After examination, the female turtle was found to be a Hawksbill turtle and about five feet in diameter and length. It ... - AntiguaSun, Lady Vini's regional cycle of migration Oct 31, 2006 Lady Vini, a female hawksbill turtle tagged in Samoa in March of this year, has arrived in Fijian waters. She was tagged to mark ... - Fiji Times, Pulau Upeh to be turned into turtle sanctuary Nov 8, 2006 The department paid RM7 million to Tenaga Nasional Bhd for Pulau Upeh which, though only 2.8ha, is the largest landing area for hawksbill turtle in Malacca. ... - New Straits Times, Japan quake generates small Hawaii tsunamis Nov 15, 2006 They contacted one woman camping at Halape and a group of park volunteers monitoring endangered hawksbill turtle nesting sites. ... - Honolulu Star-Bulletin, GRAND TURK ISLAND There's more to the Turks and Caicos than Provo Oct 29, 2006 There are a dozen dive sites near the island, including Turtle Gardens with its fields of colorful coral and frequent Hawksbill turtle sightings. ... - Miami Herald, Cousteau widow slams stepson's flats plan Oct 25, 2006 The project has drawn vehement opposition from environmental groups who say it will harm threatened and endangered species like the hawksbill turtle. ... - Ireland Online, Costeau clan fights over construction of Hawaii condos and resort Oct 25, 2006 ...in the 1970s — has drawn vehement opposition from environmental groups who say it will harm threatened and endangered species like the hawksbill turtle. ... - Seattle Times, Sea swim a splashing success Oct 25, 2006 ...moon jelly–fish and uncooperative weather were unfounded as the only sea–life swimmers witnessed during the race were a passing Hawksbill turtle, an elder ... - Cay Compass, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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