A small land turtle of the species Chelonoidis chilensis, with just one week old and weighing 25 grams, was voluntarily handed over by a neighbor of Villa de Merlo to the Wildlife Conservation Center (CCVS) at the Floro Faunística...
A neighbor from the city of San Juan made the decision to voluntarily surrender nine land turtles (Chelonoidis chilensis), six males and three females, along with three eggs, to the Secretariat of the Environment. These animals were raised in...
The **loggerhead sea turtle** (or caguama) uses the **Earth's magnetic field** to create a personal map of its favorite places. Research once again demonstrates the incredible ability of migratory animals to orient themselves.
Some species that travel long distances across...
Brazil releases thousands of yellow-spotted river turtles (Podocnemis unifilis) endangered in the Amazon region.
Around 4,900 yellow-spotted turtle hatchlings have been released in the Igapo-Açu de Beruri River, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas by a group of children from...
Interpol announced the conclusion of an investigation that led to the dismantling of a network dedicated to the illegal trafficking of protected species, resulting in the arrest of 15 individuals and the repatriation of a hundred turtles confiscated in...
The shell of the **hawksbill turtle**, admired for centuries for its elegance, became a symbol of luxury that **brought this species to the brink of extinction**. Smithsonian Magazine highlighted how **indiscriminate hunting**, combined with the impact of **climate change**,...
The Amazon, a treasure of unique biodiversity, faces a new environmental crisis threatening the survival of one of its most representative species: the charapa turtles (Podocnemis expansa). In the last year, the births of turtles of this species in...
A veterinarian in **Chaco** came across a surprising find: a species that had not been previously recorded, a **scorpion turtle**. Although it is an animal native to the region, it had never been seen in the province.
**Javier Aranda** was...
