US EditionDeadly Delicacy: Sea Turtle Poaching Threatens Wildlife, Human Lives – Daily News
- The 25th celebration of World Turtle Day took place on May 23, 2025, highlighting global efforts to safeguard turtles, tortoises, and their natural environments.
- Turtle population declines result from habitat loss, illegal trade, road mortality, and other human-driven threats worldwide.
- In Canada, many freshwater turtles cross roads during May and June seeking mates and nesting sites, increasing road mortality risks.
- James Page of the Canadian Wildlife Federation emphasized that the loss of each adult turtle significantly affects the overall population, especially since it can take up to 20 years for a young turtle to reach reproductive age.
- The Canadian Wildlife Federation encourages public reporting of turtle sightings to reduce road deaths and conserve long-term turtle populations.
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On May 23, it was World Turtle Day. In Laval there is a hospital dedicated to these cute reptiles.
World Turtle Day 2025: Ancients like Earth and vital to life, turtles face their worst threats today. The date seeks to alert the world, rescue their habitats and transform our indifference into action. The turtle, silent and long-lived, represents much more than a sea or land creature. Its figure has inspired legends, religions and tales throughout human history. However, beyond its symbolism, today faces serious threats caused by human activit…
Deadly delicacy: Sea turtle poaching threatens wildlife, human lives – Daily News
TANZANIA: YESTERDAY was a World Turtle Day that is an annual observance dedicated to raising awareness about turtles and tortoises and their conservation needs. This day emphasizes the importance of protecting these ancient reptiles and their habitats, as many species face threats from habitat destruction, pollution, illegal pet trade, and climate change. It’s a time to celebrate turtles and tortoises, learn about their ecological significance, …
Celebrate World Turtle Day (5/23) with Henry from Squishmallows!
Are you ready to 'shellebrate' World Turtle Day? Sponsored by American Tortoise Rescue, this is the perfect time to show your support for these gentle and beloved reptiles. You can help spread the word about this amazing day! Read more »
World Turtle Day 2025! — Tetrapod Zoology
It’s World Turtle Day, and what kind of person doesn’t love and admire turtles?! Caption: I sometimes consider it kinda odd that a group of reptiles built the way they are have been so strongly associated with amphibious and aquatic habits across their history, but here we are. At left, an unusual close-up view of a captive Green turtle Chelonia mydas. At right, a Pseudemys turtle (maybe a Florida red-bellied P. nelsoni?) observed in the wild i…
World Turtle Day, celebrated every May 23rd, is a date to honor one of the oldest and most fascinating reptiles on the planet. On TV Azteca Quintana Roo , we tell you why this day is important to raise awareness about the conservation of turtles. MAY BE OF YOUR INTEREST: Ephemerides of May 23rd: What happened in Mexico and the world a day like today? Why is World Turtle Day the 23rd of May? World Turtle Day is celebrated on May 23rd since the ye…
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