Property owners and tourism industries benefit from protecting sea turtles because all face the same essential challenges, he added. Continued research and education on the need for sea turtle ...

The major threat: groundwater withdrawal. Lower water tables could ultimately drain the water on the surface altogether, meaning Sonoyta mud turtles would face a load of trouble. In 2005 the Center ...

MIAMI — Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto Florida’s shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs.