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Topic: Sea turtles

Sea turtle.

Video: Reducing bycatch helps restore sea turtle populations

June 13, 2019

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Sea turtle.

A hatchling with a pen helping to show the size and location of the skin biopsy on the front flipper.

Sea turtle fingerprints help unlock population secrets

June 13, 2019

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A hatchling with a pen helping to show the size and location of the skin biopsy on the front flipper.

The sun sets as fishermen set out nets with green LED lights attached.

Illuminated nets could provide a brighter future for sea turtles

June 12, 2019

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The sun sets as fishermen set out nets with green LED lights attached.

A Turtles Fly Too volunteer flight takes off heading south with turtles aboard.

Pilots are helping turtles take flight

June 11, 2019

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A Turtles Fly Too volunteer flight takes off heading south with turtles aboard.

Green sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean on an island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

Live #SeaTurtleChat June 12: Ask our expert about sea turtle biology, conservation

June 10, 2019

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Sea Turtle Week

Green sea turtle hatchlings make their way to the ocean on an island in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

A green sea turtle swims above coral reef at Baker Island.

Saving sea turtles with science: It's #SeaTurtleWeek 2019

June 10, 2019

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A green sea turtle swims above coral reef at Baker Island.

Pilot Ed Filangeri and Co-Pilot Chris Wernau prepare to fly turtles from Massachusetts to North Carolina.

Volunteer pilots fly south with the first sea turtles of New England cold-stun season

November 13, 2018

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Pilot Ed Filangeri and Co-Pilot Chris Wernau prepare to fly turtles from Massachusetts to North Carolina.

Green turtle near Saipan.

Sea turtles: Is the future female?

June 20, 2018

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Green turtle near Saipan.

Growth rings in East Pacific green sea turtle bones allow scientists to study diet and habitat shifts over the animals lifetime.

Sea turtle science: The bone collectors

June 14, 2018

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Growth rings in East Pacific green sea turtle bones allow scientists to study diet and habitat shifts over the animals lifetime.

Leatherback turtle hatchling.

Video: Understanding the Pacific leatherback population

June 13, 2018

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Leatherback turtle hatchling.

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