Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings are being drawn miles inland, where they risk falling to predators or dying from exhaustion ...

Lighting up fishing nets with green flashing lights could reduce the number of sea turtles which are accidentally caught and killed, a study has found. An estimated 40,000 turtles die each year in ...

Bright lights in a growing Qld seaside town are causing turtle tragedies as tiny hatchlings march the wrong way into traffic and suburbia, a wildlife group says. SEE VIDEO. Julia Sands-Wyeth ...

However, like the name implies, they all come with a frosty Christmas twist. The holly jolly accessory list includes Santa Claus hats for all the Turtles, presents, Christmas lights and scarves.

At US$40 (£30) per light, the cost of fitting 3km of net is US$12,000. That’s way more than the annual cost of replacing nets that have been cut to release turtles that have got caught.

Sea turtle nesting season began March 1, and town law mandates that oceanfront property owners make sure their lights aren't visible from the beach until nesting season ends Oct. 31.

From Prolonging Wallaby Pregnancies to Disorienting Hatchling Turtles, 11 Ways Artificial Lights Affect Animals From the busy cities to ocean waters, our need to illuminate the world has had some ...

Because few sea turtles hatch on Florida beaches until later in the year, most local beach-side governments have ordinances that require people to turn their beach lights out from May 1 to Oct. 31 ...

A turtle entangled in a net. A study by the University of Exeter, the Society for the Protection of Turtles (SPOT) and Cypriot fishermen has found that flashing lights on fishing nets reduces ...

Bright lights in a growing Qld seaside town are causing turtle tragedies as tiny hatchlings march the wrong way into traffic and suburbia, a wildlife group says. SEE VIDEO. Kirsten Parslow 2 min ...