Tag: Hawksbill turtle

The Rising Threat of Woven Plastic Sacks to Eastern Mediterranean Sea Turtles

The study urges international regulation on maritime waste, especially from livestock carriers. The team tracked suspect ships using Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), identifying several that sail regularly through Israeli waters but do not dock—making legal accountability difficult. There is a natural current that causes plastic sacks tossed illegally off the ship into the sea, to end up on the Levantine shores where they entangle juvenile turtles. Some plastics are believed to be dumped close to show where they blow into the sea. 

Abu Dhabi Five-Star Leisure at Saadiyat Island Puts Ecology First

A five star hotel will offer chefs, tennis and golf pros, hairdressers and masseuses, but the Park Hyatt Abu...

Record Number Of Starving Turtles Received At Dubai Rehab Center

These sick baby turtles covered in barnacles are two of many turtles received for treatment in Dubai. Scientists are puzzled...

Hawksbill Turtles Travel 20km Per Day

Iranian Hawksbill turtles are the most adventurous international travelers. See where other turtles like to roam. Like people, Hawksbill turtles...