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Adult loggerhead sea turtle 'Pegasus' to be released after successful rehabilitation by NY Marine Rescue Center, showcasing remarkable marine conservation efforts and collaborative research #MarineTurtles #Conservation

BellingenNSW Aug 20, 2025

Dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on Port Stephens swimming beaches
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-20/dead-bleeding-turtles-wash-up-on-port-stephens-beaches/105671910
#MarineTurtles #biodiversity #NSW #swimming #FoamAndBlooms #HotOcean #ocean #climate

Dead turtles with bleeding eyes wash up on Port Stephens beaches

Wildlife carers are investigating after turtles with unusual symptoms washed ashore at several popular swimming spots north of Newcastle.

ABC News

Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Nov 17, 2022

New #fossil was one of the largest #MarineTurtles ever https://phys.org/news/2022-11-fossil-largest-marine-turtles.html

A gigantic bizarre marine #turtle (#Testudines: #Chelonioidea) from the Middle #Campanian (Late #Cretaceous) of South-western Europe https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22619-w

#Leviathanochelys is the largest #MarineTurtle ever discovered in Europe, and one of the largest found worldwide. These findings indicate that #gigantism in marine turtles developed independently in different lineages in both North America and Europe.

New fossil was one of the largest marine turtles ever

A new species of ancient turtle discovered in Spain may have been one of the largest marine turtles to have ever lived, suggests a new paper published in Scientific Reports. With an estimated body length of up to 3.74 meters, it represents the largest marine turtle to have been found in Europe to date.

Phys.org