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Sea
Turtles
Sea turtles in Singapore,
the region and the world including conservation and threats. see also
wild shores for other marine issues.
Except
for sightings, this page is no longer updated.
Latest media updates for this topic are in the feed below
from the wildsingapore
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photo by siyang on his urban
forest blog on 12 Nov 07
Sea
turtle sightings in Singapore
Sea Turtle Spotted at Semakau! (12 Nov 07) Sadly it wasn't doing
too well. On the urban
forest blog.
Hawksbill turtle near Sentosa (Sep 06 until Sep 07) tagged with satellite
transmitter as part of a
WWF Malaysia project on the News
from International Coastal Cleanup blog
Hawksbill turtle hatchling rescue and release at East Coast Park
(23 May 06) More photos and lots more details of this on the habitatnews
blog
Turtles rescued from drains (23
May 06) more photos of the rescue on the
ubin
volunteer blog
Blue Tempeh meets Aunty Betsy under the sea (Pulau Hantu) (21 Feb
06) photos and story on the habitatnews
blog
RF
Xplore explores Hantu (21 Feb 06) with photos of sea turtle and lots
of other marine life on The
Blue Tempeh blog
Wonderful
diving at Pulau Hantu (4 Feb 06) with lots of photos of the sea turtle
on the Colourful
Clouds blog
Sea turtle seen on Hantu Bloggers'
first anniversary dive (Mar 05) on the habitatnews
blog
Media
articles
Florida loggerhead turtle nests drop
in 2007
Yahoo News 6 Nov 07
Currents and quakes believed to be
reason why turtles are here By Sira Habibu The Star 1 Oct 07
Federal report shows sea turtle declines
By Ben Evans, Associated Press Yahoo News 22 Sep 07
Saving Turtles: 'Doing the turtle walk'
now a thing of the past Stories by Achadtaya Chuenniran Bangkok
Post 22 Sep 07
Stephen Colbert's Favorite Turtle Missing
After Great Race Jeanna Bryner LiveScience Yahoo News 19 Sep 07
Sea Turtles' Mystery Hideout Revealed
Jeanna Bryner Yahoo News 19 Sep 07
Naomi Campbell casino plan sparks worry
over rare Kenyan turtle by Bogonko Bosire Yahoo News 14 Sep 07
Sea turtles still endangered, threatened
Yahoo News 7 Sep 07
Hawksbill turtles fight losing pollution
battle in Indonesia
by Nabiha Shahab Yahoo News 30 Aug 07
Malaysia famed Trengganu turtle beach
sees no nestings so far this year Channel NewsAsia 21 Aug 07
Turtles End Up As Exotic Dishes?
By Nor Shamsiah Mohd Bernama 13 Aug 07 Turtles
Taiwan strives to conserve rare turtles
By Wally Santana, Associated Press Yahoo News 28 Jul 07
Small steps key to saving giant turtles:
expert
Yahoo News 19 Jul 07
Malaysia could clone endangered leatherback
turtles
Yahoo News 12 Jul 07
Malaysia to release thousands of hawksbill
turtles
Yahoo News 5 Jul 07
Turtle's dinner table escape provides
clues on habits
Yahoo News 23 May 07
Loggerhead sea turtle returns to wild
By Doug Gross, Associated Press Yahoo News 15 May 07
Glow Sticks May Lure Sea Turtles to
Death
Helen Scales National Geographic 27 Apr 07
Trawling, industry threaten India turtle
nesting
By Simon Denyer Yahoo News 4 Apr 07
Trawling, industry threaten India turtle
nesting
By Simon Denyer Yahoo News 4 Apr 07
Malaysia arrests Chinese fishermen
for poaching turtles
Yahoo News 27 Mar 07
Poachers Suspected as 1800 Olive Ridley
Turtle Carcasses Found Along Indian Coast Underwatertimes 15 Mar
07
Rare Turtles up for Sale Along With
Malaysian Island
Story by Niluksi Koswanage PlanetArk 9 Mar 07
Loggerheads digging fewer nests and
no one knows why
By Dinah Voyles Pulver Journal Online 25 Feb 07
Sea turtles returned to Gulf of Mexico
By Lynn Brezosky, Associated Press Yahoo News 21 Feb 07
Marine turtle nestings on the rise
in South Africa
WWF 19 Feb 07
Taste for leatherback eggs contributes
to Malaysian turtle's demise by Hamish Townsend Yahoo News 10 Feb
07
Sea Turtles Dying Along Bangladesh
Coast
PlanetArk 6 Feb 07
Only 1,000 leatherback sea turtles
left
Antara 29 Jan 07
Turtle deaths in Terengganu spark alarm
By R.S.N. Murali The Star 29 Jan 07
Sea turtles are rescued from Texas
cold
By Lynn Brezosky Yahoo News 19 Jan 07
Batfish to the rescue!
Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies 19 Dec 06
Whom to save--turtles or humans?
Jajati Karan CNN-IBN ibnlive 10 Dec 06
From poachers to marine conservationists
Philippines Information Agency 4 Dec 06
Two-headed marine turtle found in Costa
Rica
WWF 1 Dec 05
Vote Urges Fishing Limits to Protect
Turtles
Story by Irwin Arieff PlanetArk 29 Nov 05 UN
Shrimp trawlers look to cut waste
BBC 24 Nov 06
Malaysia requests fishermen to stop
using trawl nets
The Star 23 Nov 06
Turtles give up their DNA for science
ABC.net 22 Nov 06
Migratory Animals Most at Risk from
Warming - UN
Story by Gerard Wynn PlanetArk 17 Nov 06
Malaysia's turtle island faces uncertain
future
People and Planet 16 Nov 06
Turtle plans mapped out
The Star 13 Nov 06
Tri-national commitment in Pacific
raises hope for leatherback conservation WWF website 4 Nov 05
Epic journey brings turtle to Welsh
shores
NewsWales 3 Nov 06
India: Fishermen suffer for turtles
The Statesman 1 Nov 06
Malaysia turtle egg plan 'crazy'
By Jonathan Kent BBC 14 Oct 06
Turtles have left Terengganu shores,
despite help
New Straits Times 14 Oct 06
OK soon to sell turtle eggs
The Star 12 Oct 06
Hatchery planned to make Pulau Gaya
a turtle stopover
Daily Express 11 Oct 06
Fishermen’s nets take deadly toll on
turtles
The Star 5 Oct 06
Turtles of the Caribbean: the curse
of illegal trade
WWF 1 Oct 06
Scientist Wants Ban On Sale Of Leatherback
Turtle Eggs in Terengganu Bernama 29 Sep 06
Rare giant turtles roam San Francisco
Glen Martin San Francisco Chronicle 26 Sep 06
WWF hooks up with Norwegian fishing
company to save marine turtles WWF website 26 Sep 05
Terengganu traders selling turtle eggs
The Star 25 Sep 06
Brunei seizes nearly 2,000 turtle eggs
from suspected Malaysian smuggler The Associated Press International
Herald Tribune 25 Sep 06
Scientists study decline in turtle
nests in Florida
Yahoo News 25 Sep 06
Oman: Turtles tagged on Masirah Island
Gulf News 23 Sep 06
Villagers cast wary eye at sea after
turtle's sudden return
New Straits Times 19 Sep 06
Balinese Sea Turtle Conservationist
To Receive 2006 Seacology Prize By Seacology ENN 15 Sep 06
Turtle Conservation Centre In Penang
Open To Public Soon Bernama 13 Sep 06
Four turtles found washed ashore, two
dead
Visayan Daily Star 9 Sep 06
Malaysia: Hope for near extinct turtles
The Star 7 Sep 06
Turtle trackers: Scientists plumb the
secrets of elusive leatherbacks
By Emily Saarman SantaCruzSentinel.com 5 Sep 06
Scientists tag turtle to track its
movements
New Straits Times 30 Aug 06
Record summer for marine turtles
Ansa 28 Aug 06
Indonesia, PNG, Solomon Islands agree
to conserve leatherback turtles Antara 28 Aug 06
Malaysia: Sarawak releases baby turtles
The Star 23 Aug 06
Malaysia: RM10mil to build reefs for
turtles
The Star 18 Aug 06
Poachers Massacre Protected Turtles
on Mexico Beach
Story by Alistair Bell PlanetArk website, 11 Aug 05
Leatherbacks Not Extinct In Malaysia,
Says Turtle Centre Bernama 9 Aug 06
Leatherback Turtle Declines In Number
By D. Arul Rajoo Bernama 7 Aug 06
Rare turtle to get satellite tag
BBC 3 Aug 06
All the eggs in one basket: Conserving
too few sea turtle nesting sites EurekAlert 1 Aug 06
11 endangered sea turtles to be released,
tracked
By Wong Mun Wai Channel NewsAsia 31 Jul 06
Dugong rescue centres at fishing villages
Bernama 20 Jul 06
Tourism and Turtles in Turf War on
Greek Island
Story by Deborah Kyvrikosaios PlanetArk 17 Jul 06
Concern in Australia over marine debris
Indian Ocean South-East Asian Marine Turtle MOU website 13 Jul 06
Malaysia to track leatherback turtles
by satellite: report
Yahoo News 13 Jul 06
7 green sea turtles gain independence
By Karin Stanton APYahoo News 5 Jul 06
Booming Development Driving away Persian
Gulf's Endangered Wildlife By Jim Krane ENN 3 Jul 06
Warmth sends leatherbacks north
BBC 1 Jul 06
Guyana sets up fishing restrictions
to help endangered sea turtles Written by AP PlanetSave 28 Jun
06
Green turtle travels 2,390km in 60
days
by K. Suthakar Kemaman Indian Ocean-South-East Asian Marine Turtle
website 25 Jun 06
Seaweed, algae could kill the Great
Barrier Reef
(due to lack of large herbivores such as sea turtles and dugongs)
By Jade Bilowol News.com.au 19 Jun 06
Sea Turtle Restoration Project Presents
Plan Of Action To UN To Save Leatherback Sea Turtles
By the Sea Turtle Restoration Project ENN 19 Jun 06
Turtle eggs sold near sanctuary
The Star 15 Jun 06
Don't release balloons at Sentosa.
They kill the turtles which eat them Letter from Isabel Kang (Ms)
Straits Times Forum online 8 Jun 06
Malaysian experts hopeful turtles will
return after disastrous season Channel NewsAsia 7 Jun 06
Turtle Power Threatens Chevron's Gorgon
Gas Project
Story by Paul Marriott PlanetArk 7 Jun 06
UN Asked to Ban Fishing Practice, Save
Sea Turtle
PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05
Students develop campaign to protect
coral reefs in the Arabian Gulf WWF 28 May 06
Rollerbladers rescue baby turtles at
East Coast
by Radha Basu The Straits Times 26 May 06
Baby turtles rescued and returned to
sea off Changi
By Wong Siew Ying Channelnews Asia 25 May 06
Fishing ban forces fishermen to suicide
Ians Kendrapada New Kerala 21 May 06
How satellite tracking revealed the
migratory mysteries of endangered Atlantic loggerhead turtles
University of Exeter EurekAlert 22 May 06
Scientists Fear for Nesting Turtles
By Lynn Brezosky, Associated Press ENN 8 May 06
Mascot Turtle Loses to 'Nemo' in Malaysia
Electric New Paper 1 May 06
Oceans of Waste: Waves of junk are
flowing into the food chain Paula Bock The Seattle Times 27 Apr
06
Winners of international competition
to reduce marine bycatch announced WWF website , 21 Apr 05
Greenpeace Sounds Alert Over Indian
Turtle Deaths
PlanetArk 5 Apr 06
Scientist warns of threat to last stronghold
of endangered turtle EurekAlert 7 Mar 06
Year of the Turtle 2006
WWF 1 Mar 06
Grim future faces Indian turtles
By Sanjaya Jena BBC 25 Feb 06
Problem of illegal netters at beaches
Letter from Nur Azzahar Today Online 4 Feb 06
Here's the dirt on S'pore's beaches
by Radha Basu The Straits Times 5 Dec 05
Vote Urges Fishing Limits to Protect
Turtles
Story by Irwin Arieff PlanetArk 29 Nov 05 UN
WWF launches fishing gear competition
to reduce marine bycatch WWF 29 Nov 05
Relax the rules. Don't deprive anglers
the joys of fishing
Letter from Teh Boon Hong Straits Times Forum Online 29 Oct 05
WWF hooks up with Norwegian fishing
company to save marine turtles WWF website 26 Sep 05
AVA protects marine life by regulating
trade
Reply from the AVA to Letter in the Straits Times, 5 Aug 05
Released into the wild
137 Singapore-born hawksbill turtle hatchlings are released to sea, 2
months after their mum laid eggs at East Coast Park
By Chang Ai-Lien The Straits Times Forum Page, 4 Aug 05
Punggol beach not so clean
Letter by Gene Kam Letters to the Straits Times Forum Page, 25 Jul
05
Sufferring a net loss
by Radha Basu The Straits Times, 13 Jul 05
Worldwide coastal cleanup bags 4,000
tons of debris
by Jeannette J. Lee PlanetSave website 19 May 05
Winners of international competition
to reduce marine bycatch announced WWF website , 21 Apr 05
Protecting the turtles of the Turtle
Islands
WWF website 30 Sep 05
WWF hooks up with Norwegian fishing
company to save marine turtles WWF website 26 Sep 05
Poachers Massacre Protected Turtles
on Mexico Beach
Story by Alistair Bell PlanetArk website, 11 Aug 05
Tsunami Pushes Leatherback Turtles
towards Brink
Story by Simon Denyer PlanetArk website, 15 Jun 05
UN Asked to Ban Fishing Practice,
Save Sea Turtle
PlanetArk website, 6 Jun 05
Tsunami a boon for endangered turtles
By Harsh Kabra BBC News website, 19 May 05
links
Year of the Sea Turtle website
all about sea turtles and other YOT activities worldwide
International Coastal Cleanup
Singapore website join the effort to understand and reduce marine litter
The curse of marine litter and their impact on sea
turtles on the habitatnews
blog
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More
that YOU can do ...
Don't buy sea turtle products:
Trinkets or products made from turtle shell or leather. Food and medicinal
products made from sea turtle eggs, meat, oils and fat.
Dispose of rubbish
properly. Jellyfish are among the favourite food of sea
turtles. Sea turtles that mistakenly eat floating plastic bags and
balloons may eventually die.
Don't discard
fishing nets and fishing lines in the sea. Sea turtles
breathe air. If they are trapped in abandoned nets and fishing lines,
they may drown.
Protect our
marine habitats. They are homes to our sea turtles.
Be a responsible
boater. Be careful when travelling near reefs and seagrass
areas where sea turtles are often found.
Be a responsible
diver. If you encounter a sea turtle, do not disturb or
harass it.
Be a responsible
tourist. Visiting a beach famous for its sea turtles? Support
turtle-friendly businesses there. Don't walk on the beach at night.
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