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Gulf oil spill: Turtle deaths spark legal actions [Updated]
GreenspaceAppalled that turtles may be getting caught up in BP's burn-offs of surface oil in the gulf, two environmental groups have put the oil giant and U.S. Coast Guard on notice that they intend to file lawsuits. The Center for...... -
Annual turtle tracking event – the Tour de Turtles – kicks off this weekend
Beach Beat - Orlando SentinelThis weekend is the big kickoff for what is now an annual event by the Sea Turtle Conservancy – the Tour de Turtles. Now running in its third year and run by the Sea Turtle Conservancy, the Tour involves several sea turtles which are tracked via... -
Federal officials recommend listing loggerhead sea turtles as an endangered species
L.A. UnleashedBOSTON — The federal government on Wednesday recommended an endangered-species listing for the loggerhead turtles in U.S. waters, a decision that could lead to tighter restrictions on fishing and other maritime trades. The massive, nomadic sea turtles... -
Loggerhead sea turtle may get endangered status
GreenspaceThe National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday issued a proposed decision to lend additional federal protection to loggerhead turtle populations in areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The species, named for the... -
Friday's TV Highlights: 'Secrets of the Mountain' on NBC
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of April 11 - 17 in PDF format This week's TV Movies BACK HOME: Crawford Wilson, left, Adelaide Kane and Paige Turco star in "Secrets of the Mountain" at 8 p.m....... -
Marco Island hotel offers Fertile Turtle package
FLORIDA Not inconceivable There's nothing more romantic than watching sea turtles hatch, right? The Marco Island Marriott's Fertile Turtle package aims to encourage conception while on vacation. The package includes a room with a Gulf of Mexico view...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Florida, Hotels and Accommodations, Personal Service, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon)
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Look out for loggerheads: Turtle-nesting season begins
Sentinel Staff WriterNo one knows whether Florida loggerhead sea turtles can dig out of the hole they're in: a steep drop in the number of nests in the past decade. But federal fishery managers are tackling one part of that problem with an emergency regulation to curtail...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Florida, Wildlife, Research, Death
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The Marquesas Keys: West of Key West
South Florida Adventures MagazineThe Marquesas Keys, a doughnut-shaped island chain 25 miles west of Key West, were formed by a meteorite whose impact created the two-mile-wide lagoon perfectly surrounded by land. Technically, they are the backcountry of the Florida Keys, but they are so...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Wildlife, Science, Bodies of Water, Florida Keys Vacations
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Stranded -- and loving it -- in South Carolina
Tribune staff reporterJust look at all those frigid license plates in the Caravelle Resort Hotel parking garage: Maine, Connecticut, New York, Minnesota, Quebec, Illinois, Wisconsin . . . In spring, a lot of golfers drive someplace southern enough to lack frost and...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Minority Groups, McDonald's, Government, State Parks
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Nature and history delight on Florida's east coast
Orlando Sentinel staff writerI am standing on the bank of Mosquito Lagoon, contemplating fragments of clam shells strewn along the shoreline at the foot of the historic Eldora State House's front veranda. "Looks like a school of fish coming in," someone close by says, pointing out...Tags: State Parks, Wildlife, Wetlands, Bodies of Water, Fishing
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