turtles
Coverage of turtles in the Nexus archive.
- Israeli attack kills famed turtle sanctuary ecologist in Lebanon
Mona Khalil, a Lebanese marine activist who led a decades-long effort to protect a turtle nesting site near her home in southern Lebanon, died from injuries sustained in an Israeli strike. She operated the Orange House Project near Tyre, involving volunteers and tourists in conservation efforts.
- Man allegedly harming turtles at Orange County park, police investigating
Police in Santa Ana are investigating a man accused of harming turtles at Centennial Park. The claim originated from a social media neighborhood watch group, which reported the man using a fishing pole to catch and release the turtles.
- Governments failed to deliver $160m of river improvements including for now-parched NSW wetlands, report finds
New South Wales and Queensland governments underdelivered over $160 million in infrastructure projects to improve river health in the Murray-Darling basin, with NSW failing to secure land access for wetland restoration in the Gwydir region. An independent review highlights the failure to meet eight-year-old commitments, exacerbating environmental issues like dried wetlands and wildlife crises.
- Water NSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands
Water NSW has been criticized for halting water flows to the Gwydir wetlands in March, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterbirds, frogs, and sheep. A river ecologist condemned the decision as a 'classic bureaucratic tangle,' calling it 'absolutely crazy' and highlighting the ecological damage caused by the abrupt action.