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A baby green turtle is held as marine turtle specialists prepare to release the more than 570 baby sea turtles.

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A New Survey Finds That Green Turtles Numbers Are Increasing in the Pacific

But the results are not so rosy for the critically endangered hawksbill turtle.

Malavika Vyawahare

The Turtle Liberation in El Salvador

The Mangrove Association and its allies in El Salvador are showing that conservation works best if it has grassroots organizing behind it.

Environment

Out of Their Shell, Are Turtles More Like Birds or Lizards?

The turtle’s family tree has always been a bit of a mystery. “Turtles have a lot of unique…