World Turtle Day Current Affairs, GK & News
World Turtle Day 2021
World Turtle Day was celebrated on May 23, 2021. It is observed to raise awareness among people about turtle & tortoise and their habitats. Celebration of the day is sponsored by a non-profit organisation “American Tortoise Rescue (ATR)” since 2000. Theme for 2021 is- ‘Turtle Rocks!’. Aim of World Turtle Day World Turtle Day is celebrated ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: American Tortoise Rescue (ATR) • Oldest Reptile • Sea turtles • Tortoise • Turtle • World Turtle Day
Feminisation of Red Sea Turtles
The turtle population in Red Sea is turning female due to rise in sea temperature. A Team of researchers from the Saudi Arabia King Abdullah University of Science and Technology conducted a study. They selected five sites in the region that are favoured by Green Turtles and Hawksbill. The researchers collected data for every fifteen minutes ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Critically endangered • Endangered • IUCN • IUCN Red List • IUCN Red list of Threatened Species • Olive ridley • Olive Ridley turtles • Ridley sea turtle • Sea turtles • Turtle • Turtles • Vulnerable • World Turtle Day
2019 edition of World Turtle Day (WTD)
The World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 23 across the world to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive. This year, in 2019, the India Biodiversity Portal (IBP) initiated a ‘Turtle Spotting Week’ as part ..
Topics: Sea turtle • Tortoise • Turtle • Turtle Conservancy • World Turtle Day
The 2018 World Turtle Day (WTD)
The World Turtle Day (WTD) is observed every year on May 23 across the world to protect turtles and their disappearing habitats around the world. The day is celebrated to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises, and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive.
Topics: Sea turtle • Turtle • Turtle Conservancy • World Turtle Day