Critical Florida Sea Turtle Sanctuary Renamed in Honor of Late ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Biology Professor βDocβ Ehrhart The ceremony celebrated Ehrhartβs legacy, which was pivotal in advancing knowledge of sea turtle ecology, coastal resources and shaping conservation efforts.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Biologist Robert Fitak recently created a refined database of magnetic bacteria and the animals they may reside in to further study how these bacteria could guide migration patterns of animals such as sea turtles.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Sea Turtle Research Highlighted for 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act The green sea turtle population at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is an Endangered Species Act success story, due in large part to the work of ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½βs Marine Turtle Research Group.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Remembers Late Conservation Pioneer, Marine Turtle Research Group Founder Born on Earth Day, April 22, Llewellyn βDocβ Ehrhart dedicated his life to conservation and research.
New Genetic Clues Could be Key to Saving Sea Turtles from Mysterious Disease ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ researchers have discovered 116 new-to-science alleles, or gene variants, that could play a role in protecting sea turtles from a tumor-causing disease that limits mobility.
Florida Sea Turtles Get a Boost with Gift of New Boat The Marine Turtle Research Group has received a much-needed new boat that offers improved safety and research capabilities.
New ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Study Examines Leeches for Role in Major Disease of Sea Turtles in Florida The disease fibropapillomatosis causes sea turtles to develop tumors on their bodies, which can limit their health and mobility.
Sea Turtle Nesting Season Winding Down, Some Numbers are Up and Itβs Unexpected Green turtle nest counts are the fifth highest recorded since 1982, in a year when their numbers were supposed to be down.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Sea Turtle Project Snags NASA Grant A ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ graduate student will use satellite images and radar data to study how a brown algae (seaweed) impacts the survival of endangered and threatened sea turtles.
Today is World Sea Turtle Day β ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Experts Celebrate Central Floridaβs Atlantic coastline is among the most important nesting areas in the world for loggerhead sea turtles and hosts about one-third of all green turtle nests in the state.