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Light Pollution Deters Nesting Sea Turtles
By Elizabeth Howell published
Turtles lay eggs where night lights are absent.

How Turtles Got Their Shells
By Jennifer Viegas published
Turtle shells evolved before dinosaurs roamed the earth.

Endangered Sea Turtles Feed in Potentially Hazardous Parts of Gulf of Mexico
By Livescience.com published
A study reveals new details about the foraging patterns of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle.

Costa Rica Has a Sea Turtle Egg-Poaching Problem
By Douglas Main published
The eggs are eaten by people who think they're aphrodisiacs.

Poaching Pushes 2 Madagascar Tortoises to Brink
By Douglas Main published
One species has bright yellow starlike patterns.

Green Sea Turtles Use Protected Areas, Study Finds
By Douglas Main published
Green sea turtles are endangered in Florida.

Is This Turtle Extinct? Nope, It Just Never Existed
By Megan Gannon published
A Seychelles turtle thought to be extinct was actually part of a species that lives thousands of miles away.

Pacific Leatherback Turtles' Alarming Decline Continues
By Becky Oskin published
Study finds precipitous population decrease at turtle's last nesting stronghold.
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