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@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-09-14 13:00:05

"Largest turtle nest in the world revealed in drone study"
#Turtles #Animals

Largest turtle nest in the world revealed in drone study
Scientists studying the world’s largest river turtles, a South American species that grows to a length of nearly a meter, or 3 feet, have found the largest nesting aggregation ever recorded. Using drones to conduct a population survey in the western Brazilian Amazon, researchers recorded a nesting area of the endangered giant South American river […]

@gscherer2@social.linux.pizza
2025-09-22 14:41:08

Pond Slider turtles basking on the rocks in a pond. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. December, 2024. #laarboretum #turtle #pondslider

Two pond slider turtles, each on their own rock, seem to look at each other across the smooth water of a small pond. The water reflects the image of one of the turtles.
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-10-19 14:00:41

"From ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’: How green turtles have escaped extinction"
#Turtles #Animals

No longer ‘endangered’: How the green turtle is making a huge comeback
The number of once-endangered green sea turtles has increased by 28 per cent since the 1970s, despite ‘persistent threats’ to their population.