Many species have dubious futures in the face of climate change. But sea turtles have a particularly pressing problem: their gender is determined by temperature. Australia has ecologically and culturally significant populations of sea turtles, that also have value to the tourism industry. Some of them live out their lives in Australia, while others just […] … learn more→

The waves from hurricane Irene uncovered hundreds, if not thousands of eggs from endangered sea turtles. Many people who came to watch the surf contributed to gathering the eggs, digging new nests and trying to help save even one of the little babies and helped newly hatched turtles get past the rough surf. I haven\’t […] … learn more→