Sea Turtle

Knocking on Heaven's Shore: Bluefin Tuna Carrying Safe Fukushima Nuclear Radiation

Carl Safina | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Tsunami, Tuna, Radiation, Yellowfin, Albatross, Fukushima, Sushi, Sea Turtle, Sashimi, Bluefin, Tuna Mercury, Tuna Radiation, Green News

We know the whole world is connected, but we didn't quite think about how some of the connectors travel awfully far awfully fast. Long before tsunami debris arrives on shore, some California sport fishermen are catching radiation packages.

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Frivolous Challenge: Nation's Most Progressive Plastic Bag Ban in Peril

Matthew Spiegl | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Jellyfish, Plastic Pollution, Beach, Monterey Bay, Sea Turtle, Plastic Bag Ban, Green, Marine Debris, National Marine Sanctuary, Santa Cruz, Single-Use Plastic Bags, Environment, Beach Cleanup, Ocean Conservation, Litter, Sea Otter, Ocean, Green News

It's corporate bullying by the plastic industry to make cities and counties think twice before passing environmental laws that cut into their profits, laws that are supported by the majority of residents who prefer to live in clean communities.

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Lessons From the Lions, Bobcats and Sea Turtles in Our Backyards

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Sea Turtle, Puma, Nature, Mountain Lion, Turtle Soup, Sea Turtle Eggs, San Francisco News

GPS tracking efforts suggest mountain lions find the hills around our home very appealing. We live in a puma hotspot, you might say.

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The Most Dangerous Places To Live If You're A Sea Turtle

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Christian | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, Video, Sea Turtles, Sea Turtle Conservation, Animals, Bryan Wallace, 11 Most Threatened Sea Turtle Populations, Conservation International, 12 Healthiest Sea Turtle Populations, Sea Turtle, Green News

Sea turtles be warned: A new report has found nesting sites in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are some of the most dangerous places in the world for ...

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The Story of Adelita: A (Very) Long Distance Love Affair (With a Sea Turtle)

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Sea Turtles, Storytelling, Sea Turtle, Epic Storytelling, Sea Turtle Travels, Green News

In 1992 I met Adelita for the first time. I had no idea how old she was or where she was from. But there was this mystique about her. Something special. Sometimes you can just feel it.

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Greening Your Holiday Gifts

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farm Sanctuary, Adopt a Raptor, Donations, National Wildlife Federation, San Diego Zoo, Green, Platinum Pets, Root Pouch, Replenish, Redhanded Bags, Eatcleaner, Handiwipes, Holiday Gifts, Objects With Purpose, Playa Viva, Heifer International, Sea Turtle, Green Holiday, Green News

If you or your loved ones lean green, here are some possibilities for eco-friendly Christmas gifts. Of course, adopting a rescued animal or ...

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Sea Turtles, Victims Of Oil Spill, Play Key Role In Ecosystem

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The devastation wrought by the BP oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico's threatened and endangered sea turtles could have even further-reaching effects bec...

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Turtle Rescue Efforts Are Guided By Hope And Guesswork, Not Data (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill, Turtle Rescue, Sea Turtle, Oil Disaster, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Sea Turtle Rescue, Video, Green News

Federal wildlife officials embarking on a mass relocation of sea turtle hatchlings from the Northern Gulf Coast are hoping the endangered animals have...

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Florida Cold Weather: 53,000 Fish Lost But Turtles Rescued

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Endangered Animals, Florida, Florida Wildlife, Fish, Dr. PJ Deitschel, Environment, Sport Fishing, CROW Wildlife Rehabilitation, Cold Weather, Sanibel Island, Sea Turtle, Sea-Turtles-Dying, Tarpon, Snook, Sccf, Green News

Sanibel Island's Gulf waters have rebounded from a chilly 47 degrees recorded during last week's unprecedented cold snap that decimated fish populatio...

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Hurt Sea Turtle Gets Plastic Flippers (VIDEO)

National Geographic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prosthetic Limbs, Sea Turtles, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Shark, Turtles, Sea Turtle, Prosthetic Legs, Sharks, Flippers, Videos, Japan, Cute Animal, Animal, Animals, Turtle, Green News

A loggerhead sea turtle seemingly injured by a shark was recently fitted with "trial" prosthetics as part of efforts to give the rare animal fully fun...

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