Go barefoot or go home: 15 best islands you've never heard of
July 7, 2013 -- Updated 1700 GMT (0100 HKT) U.S. reality show "Survivor" was filmed in the Cook Islands. The idyllic motu ("little island"), one of 15 in Aitutaki, sits in a stunning 8-by-10-mile...
View ArticleEducation keeps nesting sea turtles safer
BRADENTON BEACH - Her phone started ringing at 4:30 a.m. on a Wednesday in June. A mother and her two sons, who spotted a sea turtle on the roadway of Gulf Drive, immediately called Suzi Fox, director...
View ArticleManhattan Beach Sharks Have Been Spotted Off Coast, Swimmers Urged To Stay...
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- Two large sharks have been spotted within 15 feet of surfers off the Southern California coast. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement Wednesday...
View ArticleMancham to spearhead Aldabra Centre for Mahé
Seychelles Founding President James R. Mancham has announced that he had decided to create and promote an Aldabra Centre in Mahé which will provide visitors to and the people of Seychelles with what...
View Article21-year old woman gang-raped by three men
KEMAMAN: A hotel kitchen helper lodged a report claiming that she was gang-raped by three men at a house in Kampung Binjai...
View ArticleMaldives: At Laamu resort, local culture is the focus
Enjoy jaafai, which means “feast for the kings,” this summer in Laamu, an atoll in the Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives. The special summertime culinary experience, available at , involves...
View ArticleSea turtle no longer buoyed thanks to DEC
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, officers patrolling spotted the turtle tangled in the floating marker (used to identify where lobster traps have been set at...
View ArticleYour Evening Happy Cry: Baby Sea Turtles Make Their Way to the Ocean
Well, here's a magical way to wrap up the day. Every year hundreds of baby loggerhead turtles hatch on the beaches of the the isle of...
View ArticleWorld's Smallest Deer Born At Queens Zoo (PHOTOS)
Queens recently welcomed an adorable new resident -- the world's smallest deer. Weighing a mere pound at birth, the miniature doe was born last month at the Queens Zoo in New York, but the zoo waited...
View ArticleEscape the cold with an island visit
When we're feeling the bite of winter in the bottom hemisphere, we look to the north for island inspiration. Here are 10 Aussie islands to visit to escape the cold - they're close enough for a quick...
View Article4 wetlands get global recognition
Four UAE wetlands in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah, have been designated as sites of international importance by the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar...
View ArticleDEC Environmental Conservation Officers Save Leatherback Turtle Off Orient...
(Source: State of New York) For Release: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs) on a routine boat safety check and marine enforcement monitoring...
View ArticleAquarium Stranding Team to Release Two Rehabilitated Turtles Thursday (City...
(Source: City of Virginia Beach, VA) As the saying goes, "I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!" So perhaps this Thursday, when two ice-cream-flavor-named green sea turtles are released...
View ArticleFinding turtle heaven in Thailand
An exotic resort does more than please the minds and souls of its human visitors. It's also a sanctuary for turtles, as Mark Hughes discovers. On Phuket's 13-kilometer Thai Muang Beach, part of one of...
View ArticleSETIU WETLANDS: Good to gazette a priceless heritage
WWF-Malaysia lauds the recent announcement by the Terengganu state government on its intent to gazette Setiu Wetlands as a state park (NST, June 12). This is a major step towards safeguarding the...
View ArticleTurtle eggs on sale at Serikin market
ILLEGAL TRADE: Foreign traders make a quick buck on weekends KUCHING: THE popular Serikin weekend market at the Sarawak-West Kalimantan border here now has a reputation for its illegal sale of turtle...
View Article07-09-13 Observing Sea Turtle Nesting is Awe Inspiring... Complete Story...
(Source: Palm Beach County, FL) While visiting Juno Beach at twilight one recent evening, I noticed a large dark blob slowly emerge from the rolling surf. Ocean debris, I thought. But when the waves...
View Article2013 a disaster for falcon nesting box
SALT LAKE CITY — For decades, peregrine falcons taking a designated nesting box in downtown Salt Lake City have taken some losses. Some eggs...
View ArticlePiping plover chicks close to fledging at the Point (State of Delaware)
(Source: State of Delaware) Page Content Contact:Joanna Wilson, DNREC Public Affairs, 302-739-9902 Piping plover chicks close to fledging at the Point Relocated oystercatcher brood may have moved...
View ArticleGoa's turtles versus tourism: Both losing out?
In the tussle between sea turtle conservation and Goa's beach tourism dollars, both appear to be getting the short shrift. While the nestings of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles have declined over...
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