LAGOS (Reuters) -Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles, say conservationists battling to save them. "We're seeing a drastic ...

Ocean plastic pollution is pushing sea turtles toward extinction, while microplastics are increasingly contaminating the human food chain. Scientists warn people may unknowingly ingest a credit card’s ...

Scientists estimated that a green sea turtle could contain up to 26.4 grams of plastic, equivalent to approximately 10 ping-pong balls. The Conversation reported on the prevalence of plastic ingestion ...

In 1978, green sea turtles were placed on the endangered species list primarily due to human activities like bycatch in fisheries, habitat loss from coastal development, pollution, commercial hunting ...

Staff from Local Ocean Conservation and fishermen lifting a mature Loggerhead sea turtle into a car, after the turtle was hooked out on the open water. [AFP] A small charity on the Kenyan coast has ...

Researchers examined the diet and plastic ingestion of green sea turtles inhabiting waters around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, and detected plastics in 7 of the 10 individuals studied. By integrating ...

Buc-ee's has been working on a St. Lucie County location since 2023. The 100-foot sign and other light pollution may affect sea turtle nesting on Fort Pierce beaches. It would be the first Buc-ee's on ...

It turns out that lifeguards are not only saving human lives on the beach. On Saturday, April 4th, a Gulf Beach lifeguard on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: On the shores of Lagos, an endangered sea turtle lies bound by rope as curious locals gather around. It's a scene that has ...