The bog turtle population is dwindling due to a shrinking habitat and the illegal pet trade. Zoo Knoxville is giving the tiny turtles a head start.

MANSOURI BEACH, Lebanon — Just a few months ago on this deserted Mediterranean beach, Fadia Joumaa and a small ... turtles come in from the sea to lay their eggs, returning to the water as ...

used a small device, known as an accelerometer, to uncover novel findings into the behaviours of hatchlings as they emerge from their nests. Sea turtle eggs are buried in nests 30 -- 80cm deep.

Thompson carefully gathered the hatchlings, placed them in a container with a little bit of water and took them ... and keep an eye out for the small turtles. “Watch where you’re going because ...