All five species are categorised as endangered or critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. Major threats The major threats to marine turtles in West Africa are harvesting and overexploitation of ...
Baby turtles have to fend for themselves from the moment they hatch on beaches and make their way to the ocean. In South Africa, loggerheads hatch on the northeast coast on the far side of the ...
A South African aquarium is stretched to the seams after hundreds of baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm. Members of the public rescued over 500 of the creatures.
Seven people, including a three-year-old, have died on Tanzania's Pemba island after eating poisonous turtle meat. Three others are still in hospital. The meat is a common delicacy among those ...
Ijeoma Ndukwe The children have fun learning about marine life and recycling As well as cleaning the public beach, she plants trees and rescues endangered sea turtles. "I always have to look at it ...
As the head warden of a Kiunga community conservancy, Mohammed is leading a group of community rangers in a high-stakes mission: to save the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle from the bri ...