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Aquatic setups and land pens, diet, and long‑term care planning.
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Zoos help to save snail found in only one lake in Wales
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First Nations ranger knowledge reveals threats facing Northern Territory green turtles
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Naples beaches hit 70 turtle disorientation events, nearly 1 in 5 hatchlings affected
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Loggerhead sea turtle named 'Hope' returns home Friday
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Protecting Kemp???s Ridley Sea Turtles from New England to Texas
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WATERLINE: Be a beach buddy to sea turtles, shore birds
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (491+ words) Coastal Wildlife Club Turtle Patrol members Daniel, Aria and Chelsy Wartman work early Sunday along Manasota Key after a sea turtle hatchling made it to the Gulf waters. These snowy plovers, like other shorebirds nesting on local beaches, need people…...