300 Endangered Sea Turtles Killed in Illegal Fishing Net Off Mexico's Pacific Coast

EcoWatch
By Lorraine ChowAug 29, 2018, 1:12 pm69 pts
Fishermen found roughly 300 dead sea turtles off the southern Pacific coast of Mexico on Tuesday. The olive ridley turtles, which Mexico classifies as being at risk of extinction, were entangled in an abandoned illegal fishing net, Reuters reported. Olive ridleys, named for their greenish skin and shell,…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Microscopes Can Now Watch Materials Go Quantum With Liquid Helium 129

Paleoclimate patterns offer hints about future warming 128

Solving the world's microplastics problem: 4 solutions cities and states are trying after global treaty talks collapsed 128

Tesla board links ‘the future of Tesla’ to Elon Musk’s ridiculous compensation 127

The Great Insect Crisis 126

Warming Climate Drives Surge in Dengue Fever Cases 124

Ani Dasgupta watched wetlands tame floods in Kigali. He believes nature is infrastructure we can fund. 123

U-M Scientists Discover Unique Brain Cell That May Hold Key to Alzheimer’s Disorientation 122

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

300 Endangered Sea Turtles Killed in Illegal Fishing Net Off Mexico's Pacific Coast

EcoWatch

Share Article

Trending Today on EcoTopical

About EcoTopical

Featured

Uruguay’s green hydrogen plans raise ecological concerns in Argentina & at home

Shipping companies support a first-ever global fee on greenhouse gases, opposed…

Arctic-Bound Birds Can Still Keep Up With Climate Change – For Now

Meet the Toyota e-Palette: A $200,000 autonomous EV that can do it all

Anker SOLIX clearance sale drops 535 PowerHouse station to $299 low + 60,000mAh…

Brazil weighs new measures to manage shark trade, fishing

Santa Monica’s Waves Will Run Pink During UCLA Water Quality Test

From Fossil To Renewable: California’s Diesel Transition & The Future Of…

Avant joins the electric wheel loader race with new, 2-ton e747

Satellite data show burst of deforestation in Myanmar rare earth mining hotspots