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Climate change could leave sea turtles without mates
2015-10-19 17:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS News: Sea turtles might be facing an unusual problem: too many girls. Unlike a human baby, whose X and Y chromosomes determine whether it will be born a boy or a girl, a sea turtle's sex is defined during egg incubation periods. Warmer temperatures lead to a higher proportion of females while cooler conditions result in more males. A new Florida Atlantic University study published by Endangered Species Research finds that conditions such as heavier rains and temperature shifts are impacting loggerhead...
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Some gill nets banned in NC waters because of sea turtles
2015-10-18 13:23:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
The state Department of Environmental Quality says waters in eastern Pamlico Sound and the northern part of Core Sound are closed to anchored, large-mesh gill nets. Estuarine waters in the northeastern part of the state are closed to all anchored gill nets.
Half of world's sea turtles have eaten plastic, study says
2015-09-15 02:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: More than half the sea turtles in the world are thought to have eaten plastic or other forms of human rubbish, according to a new study. Queensland University academics studied drift maps of plastic and compared these with known turtle habitats and records of animals which died after eating plastic debris, the International Business Times (IBT) reported. They then used this to estimate how many turtles are likely to have eaten debris, either dumped in the oceans by humans or swept out to sea....
Algal Blooms Kill Hundreds Of Long Island Turtles
2015-07-08 04:12:29| pollutiononline Home Page
Toxic water has been responsible for the death of hundreds of turtles on the eastern end of Long Island this year.
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BPA Can Disrupt Sexual Function In Turtles, Could Be A Warning For Environmental Health
2015-04-23 06:48:06| chemicalonline Home Page
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is used in a variety of consumer products, such as food storage products and resins that line plastic food and beverage containers.
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