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Oil spill: Sea turtle rescue mission begins
Biologists are relocating hundreds of sea turtle nests away from beaches affected by oil pollution from BP's failed Deepwater Horizon well. PHOTO COURTESY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. Federal and state...
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Biodiversity: Sea turtles get some help from a federal court
A loggerhead turtle hatchling heads toward the sea. PHOTO COURTESY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. Ruling will require federal fishery managers to look at cumulative impacts before setting new rules By Summit...
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Study locates key loggerhead sea turtle feeding areas
Findings may provide more options for protecting the dwindling species Loggerhead sea turtle. PHOTO COURTESY MARCO GIULIANO/ FONDAZIONE CETACEA. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Biologists working to...
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Biodiversity: Court upholds sea turtle protection
Limits on longline bycatch set to protect endangered turtles Loggerhead sea turtle. PHOTO COURTESY NOAA. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Endangered leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles around Hawaii...
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Groups seek critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles
A loggerhead sea turtle escapes a fishing net. PHOTO COURTESY NOAA. Pacific populations have dropped 80 percent in just the last 10 years By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — After suffering population...
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Lawsuit targets critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles
Endangered species still facing threats from fishing, coastal development A NOAA map showing the range of loggerhead sea turtles. A loggerhead sea turtle off the coast of England. Photo courtesy...
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Groups want critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles
A loggerhead sea turtle off the coast of New England. Photo courtesy NOAA/Matthew Weeks. Lawsuit filed to speed up designation By Summit Voice FRISCO — Gill net fishing in Mexico and coastal...
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Feds eye critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles
More than 700 miles of beaches included in USFWS proposal Loggerhead sea turtle. Photo via NOAA, courtesy Marco Giuliano/Fondazion Cetacea. A long swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast has been proposed as...
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Feds settle lawsuit, move to protect sea turtle habitat
First part of protection plan due July 1 A NOAA map showing the range of loggerhead sea turtles. By Summit Voice FRISCO — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will protect loggerhead sea turtle...
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Biodiversity: Feds propose critical habitat designations in marine areas for...
Loggerhead sea turtle. Photo courtesy NOAA/Marco Giuliano. Proposal would protect some breeding areas and migration routes By Summit Voice FRISCO — Along with proposed critical habitat protection for...
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Study: Loggerhead sea turtles visit multiple nesting sites in a single season
A loggerhead sea turtle off the coast of New England. Photo courtesy NOAA/Matthew Weeks. Findings suggest need for broader habitat protection By Summit Voice FRISCO — A USGS study tracking threatened...
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Environment: Loggerhead sea turtles need protection at sea and in feeding...
Loggerhead sea turtle. Photo courtesy NOAA/Marco Giuliano. New research to help inform conservation By Summit Voice FRISCO — Protecting nesting beaches is an important part of the loggerhead sea turtle...
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Environment: Emerging El Niño triggers call for fishing restrictions to...
A loggerhead sea turtle swimming over a coral reef. Photo courtesy NOAA/Marco Giuliano. Ocean advocates say warming ocean drives sea turtles into floating gillnets Staff Report FRISCO — Along with the...
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Oceans: Feds finalize critical habitat designation for threatened loggerhead...
Beach nesting areas, open ocean habitat protected o Room to roam for loggerheads. Photo by NOAA. Staff Report FRISCO — Loggerhead sea turtles may have a better chance of surviving — and even thriving...
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Study pinpoints threats to loggerhead sea turtles in Gulf
Proposed critical habitat designations could help protect dwindling loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. Findings may help protect dwindling population Staff Report FRISCO — The beleaguered...
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U.S. pushes Mexico to strengthen sea turtle protection
Loggerhead sea turtles need more protection from gillnet and longline fishing off the coast of Baja. Photo courtesy NOAA. Failure to protect loggerhead sea turtles could lead to seafood sanctions By...
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Fishing still a big threat to loggerhead turtles in Mediterranean
More protection needed in feeding areas Thousands of loggerhead sea turtles are dying in fishing nets in the southern and eastern Mediterranean. Photo via the Creative Common and Wikipedia. Staff...
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