The Cool Down

Authorities make shocking discovery after stopping smugglers at major port: 'Serious violation'

Authorities intercepted hundreds of snake and turtle skins intended for the wildlife trade, including 445 python skins, at a ...
scmp.com

Call for tougher animal welfare laws after invasive turtle found in Hong Kong

Hong Kong animal rights activists have called on the government to create a list of approved pets after an abandoned 85kg (187lbs) alligator snapping turtle was found eating fish in a New Territories ...
Mongabay

A last refuge for turtles on the brink

The Turtle Survival Center, run by the Turtle Survival Alliance, exists to buy time for species that no longer have much of it. Founded in 2013 in South Carolina, the center functions as a ...
The Hindu

Conservationists, researchers express apprehensions on ‘turtle trails’ announced in Union Budget

The Union Budget’s proposal to develop ‘turtle trails’ along key nesting sites in the coastal areas of Odisha, Karnataka and Kerala has triggered sharp scepticism and concern among conservationists ...
The Hindu

Union Budget: Turtle trails to be developed along Karnataka coast

“India has the potential and opportunity to offer world-class trekking and hiking experiences. We will develop ecologically sustainable Turtle Trails along key nesting sites in the coastal areas of ...
Portland Press Herald

Maine’s first turtle tunnel is working

An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...
The Spokesman-Review

Cool Critters: The western painted turtle is one cool reptile, especially in winter

As we humans warm ourselves with space heaters, coats and gloves, western painted turtles are at the bottom of our region’s ice-covered ponds, streams and creeks. Sometimes they can be seen through ...
People

Sea Turtle Rescued After Predator Attack Returns to the Wild as a 3-Finned Pioneer

“It’s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,” said Dr. Heather Barron with the Loggerhead Marinelife Center Loggerhead Marinelife Center/Facebook The ...
Los Angeles Times

For injured sea turtles like three-flippered ‘Porkchop,’ Aquarium of the Pacific has doubled its care space

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach opened an exhibit where visitors for the first time can watch sick and ...
Los Angeles Times

Alleged L.A. bomb plot: What we know about the Turtle Island Liberation Front

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Federal officials announced Tuesday that additional terrorism charges were ...
Seeking Alpha

Recursion Pharmaceuticals: Upgrading To Buy - My Most Surprising Call Of 2025

When I last covered the self-styled TechBio company Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (RXRX) in early October, I was attempting to find reasons why the company's share price was on the rise, up from ~$4 ...