Sea turtles are presently considered severely endangered species that are historically
threatened by many environmental factors. Recently, additional threats to sea turtles from …

Nascent fungal infections are currently considered as one of the main threats for biodiversity
and ecosystem health, and have driven several animal species into critical risk of extinction …

Turtles and 'tortoises' populations are declining in number, the factors driving extinction risks
being related to habitat loss and degradation, climate change, introduction of invasive plant …

Nest protection through egg relocation from natural nests into protected hatcheries is a
common practice used at rookeries around the world to increase hatchling recruitment into …

A newly described onygenalean fungus, Emydomyces testavorans, has been isolated from
ulcerative shell and skin lesions of freshwater aquatic chelonians. To investigate the shell …

The impact of a range of different threats has resulted in the listing of six out of seven sea
turtle species on the IUCN Red List of endangered species. Disease risk analysis (DRA) …

Aspergillus, Penicillium and related species reported from Turkey Page 1 1 Mycotaxon Vol.
89, No: 1, pp. 155-157, January-March, 2004. Journal home : http://www.mycotaxon.com …

Climate change models predict sea level rise and increased intensity of storms and
hurricanes in tropical sea turtle nesting areas. These factors could significantly increase …

The endangered yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) has experienced a
dramatic population decline in the Ecuadorian Amazonia, mainly due to overexploitation of …

Many conservation programs consider translocation of turtle nests to hatcheries as a useful
technique. The repeated use of the same incubation substrate over several seasons in these …