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Hypothermic loggerhead turtle rarely seen in B.C. waters is rescuedThe Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society says the reptile nicknamed Moira by staff had a core temperature of only 8.4 C.EnvironmentFeb 7, 2024
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Robert Irwin shares emotional animal milestone tied to his late dad, Steve"I just know Dad would be really proud, Dad would be stoked," Robert Irwin said of the hatching of a turtle, whose species was discovered by and named after his dad, Steve Irwin.EntertainmentOct 16, 2023
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Nearly all Florida sea turtles born female in past 4 years due to rising temperaturesAlmost no male turtles have been born in Florida in the past four years since human-caused climate change has been heating up turtle nesting areas.EnvironmentAug 5, 2022
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Tortoise kills and eats baby bird in ‘horrifying’ attack caught on videoResearchers have captured the first known footage of a wild tortoise preying upon another animal.TrendingAug 24, 2021
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Tortoise at New Brunswick zoo regains mobility with help of makeshift wheelchairStaff at the Magnetic Hill Zoo have built a wheelchair for a tortoise with limited mobility.CanadaMay 25, 2021
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Car passenger shelled by flying turtle in Mario Kart-like mishapA 71-year-old woman in Florida was struck in the head by an airborne turtle on the highway, police said.TrendingApr 22, 2021
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Endangered turtles are getting struck and killed by cars, says conservation groupThe Nature Conservancy of Canada is asking motorists to watch out for turtles trying to cross the road this summer as many are being struck and killed.EnvironmentJul 31, 2020
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‘Angry’ tortoise blamed for Christmas house fireThe fire reportedly started after the 45-year-old tortoise knocked over a heat lamp which then set fire to its bedding.TrendingDec 29, 2019
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Turtle found dead after eating more than 100 pieces of plasticAn estimated 5.25 trillion pieces of macro and microplastics, weighing 269,000 tons, are in the oceans right now.TrendingOct 4, 2019
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Climate change, human activities take toll on spiny softshell turtles: UTRCA researchersResearchers' efforts are protecting the endangered specie, but climate change and human activity are still affecting its population.CanadaAug 21, 2019
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