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 • 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