Circle hooks help save sea turtles in Ecuador
Preliminary test results from 115 fishing vessels in Ecuador indicate the use of circle hooks can reduce the number of endangered sea turtles killed in long line fishing operations by as much as 90 per cent.
WWF sea turtle team places second in outrigger race
Facing rough sea conditions for more than three hours, a WWF outrigger canoe team competed in a paddling race to raise awareness for sea turtle conservation.
Marine turtles: Facing danger at every turn
The causes of decline and the present and future threats to marine turtles are diverse. Habitat destruction and alteration, overexploitation for meat, hides, eggs and shells, and incidental capture in fisheries pose the greatest therats to marine turtle populations.
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Tracks: an unsual challenge for marine turtle hatchlings
This 3.5 minute video shows loggerhead hatchlings struggling to pass their way over footprints and tyre tracks on a South African beach.
Community to save leatherback turtles
WWF is working with a local community in Costa Rica to stop egg poaching of leatherback turtle nests.
Costa Rica grows organic
Small land-holders in Costa Rica are producing organic vegetables with new sustainable production techniques.
New initiative to help the America's migratory species
Birds, sea turtles, terrestrial and marine mammals, fish, and insects are among the migratory species that will benefit from a new initiative agreed to by the governments of United States, Colombia, Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Santa Lucia.
Forest makes coffee farm richer
Seven percent of a Costa Rican coffee farm's annual income, US$62,000, comes directly from the pollination "services" of adjacent tropical forest, according to a new study published by a WWF scientist.
Marine Turtles: Worth more alive than dead
Marine turtle tourism brings in almost three times as much money as the sale of turtle products such as meat, leather and eggs, according to this new economic study.
Fact Sheet: MesoAmerican Reef
Geographic location: Central America(Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico).