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12/11/2021

28,000 Turtles Saved In 8 Years - A Woman's Effort Makes Her A Conservation Champion

Arunima Singh received the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Save the Species Award 2021 in October. This was in recognition of her conservation efforts to protect north Indian freshwater turtles and tortoises, crocodilians and Gangetic river dolphins.

Conservation champion

From 2013 onwards, Arunima who is a resident of Lucknow and staff of the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) – India, has made several different efforts to ensure conservation. She has educated more than 50,000 children from rural and urban communities. She has taught them about conserving freshwater reptiles. This has played a huge role in saving over 28,000 turtles, 25 Gangetic dolphins, 6 marsh crocodiles and 4 gharials in the last 8 years, as per The Better India.
“As a child, I would often visit the river with my grandparents to watch and observe aquatic life. I guess without really knowing it, my passion for conservation came from the imprint those visits left in my mind. These visits growing up would help create a sense of belonging within me and establish a close connection with aquatic life," she said.

“Arunima has been one of the most remarkable conservationists in the country, single-handedly attending to several wildlife distress calls. Her research on elusive freshwater turtle species, the Crowned River Turtle (Hardella thurjii), has provided watershed moments for scientific turtle conservation communities and aids our organization in the development of species-specific conservation strategies,” said Dr Shailendra Singh, the Director of TSA India Program.

Love for wildlife conservation

“Dr. Shailendra gave me an insight into how I could be involved with wildlife conservation in the long term and gave me opportunities to obtain a greater understanding of it in areas like the Chambal Valley. In 2011, I began doing some volunteering work with the TSA and enrolled in a small awareness and educational programme at Lucknow University for wildlife conservation. Upon completing my Master’s degree, I got involved full time in conservation work of endangered freshwater turtles, tortoises and other aquatic species. At present, I’m also pursuing a PhD focussing on freshwater turtles,” she added.

Arunima's efforts have helped rescue and rehabilitate these creatures and this will go a long way in ensuring that India is not deprived of them. She is conservation champions in every way possible and is still keeping the fight going to make sure they survive.

https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/28000-turtles-saved-in-8-years-arunima-singh-conservation-champion-553938.html

12/11/2021

A research team from the University of Newcastle and the South Australian Museum has recently identified a new frog species in the Wollumbin National Park from northern New South Wales, Australia. This species, named Assa wollumbin sp.nov., is the second type of “hip-pocket” or “pouched” frog in the world.
These frogs are very peculiar, due to the fact that they have a highly derived and unusual reproductive mode, involving a unique form of male parental care. Male frogs hatch the eggs for six days until the tadpoles are born. Next, the males carry the tadpoles in small pouches located on their legs until the young frogs develop their own legs.
“The hip-pocket frog is not only unique for its amazing breeding biology among Australian frogs, but it is also unique among frogs of the world, since there are only four of the 4,000 species worldwide that have male parental care where the male carries its developing tadpoles,” explained University of Newcastle’s Dr. Michael Mahony, one of the biologists who described this new species.
“This incredible discovery shows just how much we don’t know about the world around us, with this tiny 16mm frog found on just one isolated mountain in the Wollumbin National Park,” added Australian Minister for Environment Matt Kean.
Due to its specific habitat needs and restricted distribution, this species will likely meet the criteria for joining the list of critically endangered species.
“The small population size makes this frog more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, which is why the New South Wales Government moved quickly to protect its habitat within days of being formally described,” said Mr. Kean.
“A conservation action plan will be developed to ensure the survival of this fascinating frog species, which has been living undiscovered high in the cool forest.”
The research is published in the scientific journal Zootaxa.

https://www.earth.com/news/male-frogs-carry-tadpoles-in-their-legs/

12/11/2021

Mysterious Frog Species With Teeth On Lower Jaw Ignores Re-Evolution Theory

Mysterious Frog Species With Teeth On Lower Jaw Ignores Re-Evolution Theory
Researchers have established that an elusive frog species has real teeth on its lower jaw, making it the only surviving frog species with them. It may, however, be tough to learn more about this strange attribute.
Gastrotheca guentheri is a big frog with some unusual traits. For starters, the G. guentheri, like other Gastrotheca species, does not lay its eggs in ponds or streams. The Florida Museum of Natural History highlighted in a press release that as a marsupial frog, it carries its eggs in a pouch on its back and hatches “miniature replicas” of the adult.

What’s more intriguing about this species is that it possesses teeth on its lower jaw, a feature that frogs haven’t had since they first appeared in the fossil record around 200 million years ago.
Researchers noticed in their study published in Evolution that “almost all frogs lack dentition on the lower jaw (i.e., mandible) and variably contain teeth on the upper jaw and palate.”
“The only frog with teeth on the lower jaw is Gastrotheca guentheri,” they stated.
Scientists have been confused by the species’ appearance of having a complete set of teeth since it was found in 1882, according to the museum. Evolution is “not reversible,” according to the biological principle known as Dollo’s Law, which states that structures or functions that have been lost during the course of evolution do not resurface.
However, the long-held principle has been debunked in the past. According to the Florida Museum, the new study’s researchers previously discovered that frogs had lost and regained their teeth on numerous occasions during their evolutionary history. Furthermore, certain frogs have grown bony fangs in their lower jaws that resemble teeth, despite the fact that they lack the dentin and enamel that make up true teeth.
However, are the teeth of G. guentheri true teeth or just pseudoteeth? The researchers pointed out that, despite its popularity as a re-evolutionary model, little is known about its teeth. This is due to the fact that the species, which is native to Ecuador and Colombian woods, was last seen in 1996. Since then, the species has been thought to be extinct, with only a few specimens remaining.
“Because of their rarity, biologists are cautious to subject them to the destructive examinations that would be required.” The Washington Newsday Brief News is a daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C.

https://washingtonnewsday.com/science/mysterious-frog-species-with-teeth-on-lower-jaw-ignores-re-evolution-theory/

12/11/2021

In a remote cluster of islands, off the tip of East Arnhem Land, Gurrumul's Toadlet is presumed to be croaking away with its unique "squelching" call. The problem is no one's ever recorded it.
But that could change sometime this week when armies of citizen scientists get to work on a census like no other.
Friday marks the start of the fourth annual FrogID Week when nature lovers are encouraged to creep around their yards, local parks, and other green spaces listening for and recording the dulcet tones of Aussie frogs on a special app.
The initiative has been an extraordinary success in its short life, producing a "game changing" data set used by scientists across the nation, says Jodi Rowley, the curator of amphibian and reptile conservation biology at the Australian Museum.
"In four years, we've almost doubled the number of frog records previously in Australia, that were collected over more than 200 years," Dr Rowley says.
"FrogID has helped document range extensions in threatened species, it's helped discover populations of frogs that haven't been seen or heard of, or we didn't know were still around in certain places.
"And because frogs are such great indicators of environmental health, because they are so sensitive ... we're also getting an indication of the health of environments across Australia."
The FrogID project makes the most of fact that different frog species have unique calls.
By collating audio recordings captured with the app they can work out what's living where, and how that's changing over time, without having to bother the frogs.
That's particularly important right now, as Dr Rowley and others try to work out what's behind a mass mortality event that's so far affected 35 frog species across the country.
It's not clear yet what is going on but there's certainly a big problem. On a single day earlier this year, Dr Rowley received 280 emails from concerned people documenting the death of frogs in their areas.
People have dutifully stored them in zip-lock bags in their freezers and Dr Rowley's team are now gathering them for testing.
Early results indicate the amphibian chytrid fungus, which attacks the skin of frogs, is involved, but other factors, such as a new disease, or toxicity from things like fire retardants and mouse might also be involved.
As researchers try to get to the bottom of the mystery Dr Rowley says the die-off event makes this year's push to capture as many frog songs as possible even more important.
"It's like a joke, drought, bushfires, this, the frogs are coping it."
Who knows someone might even bag the very first recording of the long, squelchy call of Gurrumul's Toadlet - a newly discovered frog species named after the late musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.
It lives in the remote Wessel Islands archipelago, an hour and 20 minutes east of Darwin, by air. It's only been spotted by a scientist once.
"Scientists, at least, don't know what it sounds like. We suspect it has a call similar to some related species," Dr Rowley says.
"But there are people there that might be able to make a significant scientific discovery and help us better understand this poorly known frog."
For more information go to frogid.net.au/frog-id-week.

https://7news.com.au/news/wildlife/great-aussie-frog-census-about-to-begin-c-4526557

09/08/2021

Australian researchers discovered a potentially life-saving treatment for heart attacks inside a very unlikely source–the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders.

A drug candidate developed from a molecule found in the venom of the Fraser Island (K’gari) funnel web spider can prevent damage caused by a heart attack, as well as extend the life of donor hearts for organ transplants.
The discovery was made by a team led by Professor Peter Macdonald from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia and colleagues at The University of Queensland.
Macdonald said this incredible result had been decades in the making:
“This will not only help the hundreds of thousands of people who have a heart attack every year, it could also increase the number and quality of donor hearts, which will give hope to those waiting on the transplant list.”
Dr Palpant, from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB), said the drug candidate worked by stopping a ‘death signal’ sent from the heart in the wake of an attack.
“After a heart attack, blood flow to the heart is reduced, resulting in a lack of oxygen to heart muscle. The lack of oxygen causes the cell environment to become acidic, which combine to send a message for heart cells to die.”
“Despite decades of research, no one has been able to develop a drug that stops this death signal in heart cells, which is one of the reasons why heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the world.”

The small protein in the venom of this spider was shown to markedly improve recovery from stroke, “amazingly reducing damage to the brain even when it is given up to eight hours after stroke onset,” said UQ Professor Glenn King.
“For heart attack victims, our vision for the future is that Hi1a could be administered by first responders in the ambulance, which would really change the health outcomes of heart disease.”
This would particularly important in rural and remote areas where patients are far from hospitals—when every second counts.
This could also allow donor hearts to be transported over longer distances and therefore increasing the network of available donors and recipients.
Dr. Sarah Scheuer says their research, published in the journal Circulation, initially just looked just at the effect of venom but moved down a whole new path of discovery when they identified a specific pathway that played a key role in damaging the heart tissue after oxygen loss.
“We found that an acid-sensing ion channel played a significant role in causing injury to the heart. By blocking that channel, we were able to prevent some of the injury that usually occurs.”

The protein has been tested in human heart cells, and the team is aiming for human clinical trials, for both stroke and heart disease, to begin within two to three years, possibly leading to a new way of reversing the damage from heart attacks by using a potent, spider-derived antidote.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/spider-venom-blocks-damage-after-heart-attacks/

09/08/2021

Ce papillon a peut-être été le premier insecte à s’être éteint en raison de l’urbanisation aux États-Unis

Les scientifiques disent qu’ils ont confirmé pendant des décennies-Vieux soupçon de perte Le papillon bleu Xerces aux États-Unis dans les années 40. Sur la base de l’analyse génétique d’un échantillon de 93 ans et d’autres, ils disent Les Xerces bleus étaient vraiment une espèce distincte de papillon, pas un sous-ensemble d’autres espèces existantes, Comme spéculé par certains savants. Si cela était vrai, cela reconfirmerait la fin du papillon comme la première extinction connue d’insectes aux États-Unis liée à l’urbanisation.
Xerces bleu, ou Glucophage de Zerzat, était originaire de la péninsule de San Francisco en Californie. Le nom ne se réfère en fait qu’aux papillons mâles, puisque Devant ses ailes irisées se trouvait une superbe couleur bleu à violet et une bordure noire. femelle c’était plus clair marron ailes. La dernière observation confirmée de Xerces bleu a eu lieu au début des années 1940. Et bien qu’il existe encore des espèces liées au papillon aujourd’hui, il est largement admis que leur voyage évolutif s’est terminé peu de temps après, en grande partie grâce à leur perte croissante d’habitat en raison de notre développement de nouveaux bâtiments et structures dans la région.
“Lorsque nous perdons une espèce, il y a des effets d’entraînement dans la nature, qui finissent par affecter les humains, très.”
Depuis, la triste histoire du Xerces bleu a galvanisé les écologistes. En 1971, Association Xerces, nonUne organisation à but lucratif dédiée à la préservation des insectes et autres invertébrés a été créée, ayant adopté le papillon comme talisman. Récemment, certaines personnes ont Il a demandé Si le Xerces bleu est un candidat idéal pour la dé-extinction, l’idée de redonner vie à l’espèce l’est aussi. Cela peut se produire soit par des techniques de génie génétique (telles que Jurassic Park) ou en introduisant une espèce étroitement liée à son habitat naturel –contenu, Essayer de recréer les conditions qui ont conduit à la perte Papillon en premier lieu.

Mais certains chercheurs se sont également demandé, étant donné leur grande ressemblance avec d’autres papillons, si les Xerces bleus pouvaient être plus précisément considérés comme une sous-espèce qu’un autre groupe. On le trouve encore largement aujourd’hui dans la moitié ouest de l’Amérique du Nord : Papillon bleu argenté, ou Glaucopsyche lygdamus. Pour aider à régler ce débat, les scientifiques de diverses institutions de recherche ont plongé en profondeur dans l’ADN des papillons bleus Xerces et d’autres papillons. Bien qu’une grande partie de l’ADN ait été recueillie à partir de l’échantillon principal, extrait du Field Museum de Chicago, Illinois, a détérioré l’utilisation par l’équipe des éléments suivants :génération de séquençage les laisser Restaurez suffisamment d’informations pour faire des comparaisons valables sur son pedigree, disent-ils.
“En séquençant l’ADN d’un échantillon vieux de près de 100 ans et en le comparant à des échantillons d’autres Xerces bleus et de nombreuses autres espèces étroitement apparentées, Nous avons pu montrer que tous les spécimens de Xerces sont les plus proches parents les uns des autres, Il diffère de tous les autres spécimens, y compris les espèces communes communes, “ Cory Morrow, biologiste évolutionniste ainsi que directeur et Le conservateur du groupe d’insectes de l’Université Cornell a déclaré à Gizmodo dans un courrier électronique. Les résultats de l’équipe ont été publiés mardi dans la r***e Biology Letters.
Bien que l’équipe Ils n’ont pas été en mesure de sauver complètement l’ADN du papillon Dire leur travail La première étape peut être d’apprendre à faire revivre génétiquement Blue Xerces. Mais plus important que ce papillon éteint, c’est que les insectes sont toujours vivants Aujourd’hui.

Les auteurs de l’étude, Felix Grewe et Cory Moreau, travaillent au laboratoire d’ADN Pritzker du Field Museum.photo: Musée du Champ

“Nous savons que l’influence humaine peut avoir des impacts négatifs sur la biodiversité, mais nous pouvons également concentrer nos efforts pour protéger les espèces vivantes sur la planète aujourd’hui”, a déclaré Morrow. “Chaque L’un de nous peut aider à protéger la biodiversité en soutenant les communautés de conservation et en aidant à protéger les habitats indigènes. Lorsque nous perdons une espèce, il y a des effets d’entraînement dans la nature, qui finissent par affecter les humains, très.”
Mais, ajoute Moreau, cette recherche montre aussi l’intérêt de préserver au mieux le passé biologique, car nous On ne sait jamais comment nos petits-enfants en bénéficieront
“C’est un excellent exemple de la façon dont certaines questions scientifiques peuvent être résolues en utilisant uniquement des échantillons provenant de musées, c’est pourquoi nous devons protéger et continuer à développer ces collections”, a-t-elle déclaré. “Nous ne pouvons pas imaginer toutes les façons dont il sera utilisé à l’avenir, tout comme la personne qui a collecté ce Xerces bleu n’aurait pas pu imaginer que nous pourrions utiliser l’ADN pour répondre à une question qui remonte bien avant l’extinction du Xerces bleu. “

https://www.cablechronicles.com/ce-papillon-a-peut-etre-ete-le-premier-insecte-a-setre-eteint-en-raison-de-lurbanisation-aux-etats-unis/

08/08/2021

Invasive Argentinian lizard species poses threat to Florida wildlife

'I have captured 3,000 and I know I haven't captured 1 in every 10,' trapper says

The Tegu is a smart and relatively calm lizard, however, they are far from docile when you try and catch one in the wild during their fight-or-flight mode.
Their population has exploded in southern Miami-Dade County and the Everglades, and one man knows it all too well.
"I am 67 and feeling every bit of it," Rodney Irwin said.
Irwin is a fourth-generation Floridian. He's caught just about everything in this dense, tropical environment and has been bitten by everything, too.
"The mosquitoes are pretty horrendous," Irwin said. "You've got about everything that can bite you lives here."

To him, nothing has been more excruciating than the painful bite from a carnivore he first saw nearly a decade ago. The tegu is an aggressive, high-speed Argentinian invasive lizard. Its jaw pressure can break bones and Irwin has the scars to prove it.
"This guy could bite your finger clean off," he said.
He was the first to start trapping them in southern Miami-Dade County, just outside Homestead. Little did he know what would happen next.
"I have captured 3,000 and I know I haven't captured one in every 10," he said.
The number of tegus that could be roaming free here is staggering -- about 40,000, according to Irwin. He led WPTV right into tegu territory, where he has the perfect spot for traps.
"I've got 50 of them and in a good day I'll catch six to eight, sometimes 10," Irwin said.
Tegus hunt eggs and are wiping out nests of native species at an alarming rate -- worse than the pythons, Irwin said, because of their metabolism. He's invested so much of his time knowing time is about to run out.
Irwin is part of a growing number of trappers who will soon face several changes to trap and keep tegus. It's all part of a state effort to better track these lizards when they come out of the wild.

Tegus are also being stolen from traps and sold illegally. Another reason the state is after them is to control their population -- not just in the wild but in captivity.
"Because of the theft factor, I've pulled a lot of my traps in and relocated them," Irwin said.
For Irwin, that means these will be the last traps set. He'll be out of business soon when new state laws go into effect, making it too expensive to keep these lizards in his backyard. It's a decade of work about to come to an end, but the problem is just beginning.
"This is my home and I want to keep it as much as I can the way it has been," he said.
WPTV spoke with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission about new laws governing the capture of tegus and efforts to control their population.
Here is the FWC's statement:

Tegus are a high priority nonnative species for FWC control and response. FWC and other state, federal and local agencies, along with the University of Florida, have been conducting most of the removal efforts for tegus. The FWC employs several management techniques, including targeted trapping and removal of tegus. FWC staff and contractors work to trap tegus in areas of the state where breeding populations of tegus are established. The FWC also runs a trap loan program, with the intent of engaging homeowners on private lands with tegu removal under the guidance of FWC staff. In addition to the targeted removal conducted by FWC and partner agencies, FWC coordinates rapid response to tegus that are reported by members of the public.

Private trappers are still allowed to continue removing tegus and other prohibited reptiles such as iguanas with the appropriate permits from FWC. Trappers need to follow caging requirements to ensure that captured animals have a reduced likelihood of escape. More information can be found here: https://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/nonnatives/rule-development/trappers/

The FWC is not restricting the public from helping to reduce the population of tegus and encourages people to report any tegu sightings to the FWC's exotic species reporting hotline: 1-888-IVE-GOT1 (888-483-4681). Tegus and other nonnative reptiles can be removed and humanely killed from 25 FWC-managed lands year-round, as well as on private lands with homeowner permission. The FWC works with partner agencies, research institutions, contractors, and members of the public to respond to and manage tegus on both public and private lands.

There are known breeding populations of tegus in Miami-Dade County, as well as in St. Lucie, Charlotte and Hillsborough counties.

https://www.wptv.com/news/protecting-paradise/invasive-argentinian-lizard-species-poses-threat-to-florida-wildlife

08/08/2021

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has issued a stern warning to the public that it is unlawful for anyone to collect, possess, or sell wildlife without the necessary permit from the department.
DENR 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) Executive Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez issued the warning Friday after the agency’s Environmental Law Enforcement Team and policemen seized two Philippine sailfin lizards, locally known as “Ibid”, which were up for sale here.
The two Philippine sailfin lizards were confiscated Thursday from a couple, who are residents of Barangay Victoria, this city.
Rodriguez said she ordered to conduct an investigation after receiving an anonymous call from their hotline number on the presence of two Philippine sailfin lizards being sold for an exorbitant price.
“This is a clear violation of Section 27 of Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act wherein it states that it is unlawful for anyone to collect, possess, or sell wildlife without the necessary permit from the DENR,” she said.
Cidur Julsadjiri, Environmental Law Enforcement Division chief, said Friday the investigation result showed that the wildlife was being kept in a pen and was just waiting for the buyer who was paying PHP50 million for the lizard that would be shipped to Malaysia.
Julsadjiri said the suspect’s wife could not produce any permit or document allowing them to keep the wildlife. The couple’s name was withheld.
The wife vehemently denied any involvement in the business of her husband as she informed the team that the wildlife was only entrusted to them by her husband’s friend.
“A criminal complaint will be filed by our office against the suspect or suspects before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Zamboanga City upon termination of our investigation report,” Julsadjiri said.
Rosevirico Tan, DENR-9 information officer, said the two Philippine sailfin lizards are now in the custody of the Community Environment and Natural Resources - Zamboanga City and will be released back to their habitat when deemed fit and healthy.
The Philippine sailfin lizards are endemic in the country and classified as vulnerable under the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Their main threats are habitat loss, being hunted for food, and collection for the pet trade. (PNA)

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149620

05/08/2021

Une tortue de mer à 2 tètes découverte sur une plage aux USA

Une petite tortue de mer à deux têtes, c’est la découverte surprenante qui a été faite par des bénévoles du parc d’État d’Edisto Beach lors d’une patrouille sur une plage de Caroline du Sud mercredi dernier. Au cours de leur inventaire de routine pour vérifier les nids de tortues de mer, le groupe de patrouilleurs et de bénévoles est tombé sur le nouveau-né spécial, a déclaré South Carolina State Parks sur Facebook. Le parc a déclaré avoir creusé dans un nid de tortues environ trois à cinq jours après qu’il a commencé à montrer « des signes d’émergence majeure ».

Cela aide à déterminer le succès du nid, qui dépend du nombre d’œufs éclos. Ils recherchent également des nouveau-nés vivants qui n’ont pas réussi à gagner la mer. La tortue caouanne à deux têtes était l’un des trois bébés vivants trouvés dans un nid. « Ce nouveau-né à deux têtes est le résultat d’une mutation génétique », a déclaré South Carolina State Parks. « D’autres nouveau-nés à deux têtes ont été trouvés en Caroline du Sud ces dernières années, mais c’est une première pour l’équipe de patrouille à Edisto Beach State Park », a ajouté le parc.

La tortue a été relâchée dans l’océan

Les trois tortues ont été relâchées dans l’océan après que le groupe ait pris quelques photos. D’après Sea World, la plupart des tortues de mer éclosent en été, bien qu’elles puissent éclore tout au long de l’année. Il est essentiel que les humains ne perturbent pas le nid, ce qui peut mettre en danger la survie des bébés tortues. Lorsqu’un nid de tortues est dérangé, les nouveau-nés ont 25 % ou moins de chances de survivre, d’après Sea World.

https://lanouvelletribune.info/2021/08/une-tortue-de-mer-a-2-tetes-decouverte-sur-une-plage-aux-usa/

05/08/2021

Un scientifique américain qualifié de « héros » pour avoir pratiqué une césarienne sur une tortue morte pour sauver ses bébés

L’histoire d’un scientifique du Michigan qui a sauvé les bébés d’une tortue morte est en train de gagner Internet aujourd’hui. La vue d’un humain s’engageant pour sauver les bébés à naître de l’animal mort redonne confiance en l’humanité. Un scientifique du microbiome intestinal, le Dr Eric C Martens a déclaré qu’au début du mois de juin de cette année, en rentrant du travail, il avait rencontré une tortue. Pour aider l’animal à traverser la route, Martens a arrêté sa voiture et est sorti, mais malheureusement, il s’est rendu compte que l’animal était déjà mort car il a été heurté par une voiture.
Après un rapide coup d’œil, les scientifiques ont réalisé qu’il s’était peut-être aventuré hors de son habitat pour pondre des œufs. Par conséquent, Martens a ramené l’animal à la maison et a effectué une césarienne afin de sauver les bébés. Heureusement, il a pu récupérer les œufs, qui étaient 7 au total. Les martres ont placé les œufs dans un « substrat et ont commencé à incuber ».
Dans un fil de Tweets, Martens a partagé toute l’histoire.

Expliquant les instincts maternels de la tortue mère, le scientifique a expliqué que pendant qu’il sortait les œufs, une énorme tempête est survenue, ce qui, selon lui, est sans aucun doute la raison pour laquelle la tortue a quitté l’eau la nuit.

Partageant les images de petits bébés sortant de la coquille, Martens a en outre révélé qu’après près de deux mois, les œufs qu’il avait incubés avaient commencé à éclore. Les photos adorables feront tout simplement votre journée. Il a écrit que jusqu’à présent, 2 bébés tortues ont émergé et sont en bonne santé, tandis qu’au moins 3 autres sont en route. « Ils auront quelques jours pour retrouver leurs forces et peut-être un repas ou deux avant de retourner dans le même étang d’où vient leur mère », ont-ils ajouté.

Les internautes du site de microblogging ont été émus par l’histoire et ont écrit que Martens méritait le « prix de la gentillesse ». « Une histoire géniale, a fait ma journée », a écrit l’un des utilisateurs, tandis que beaucoup étaient intéressés à savoir comment le scientifique était capable d’effectuer la césarienne.

Certains ont même qualifié Martens de « héros » pour son geste aimable.
Que pensez-vous de cette histoire touchante ?

https://news-24.fr/un-scientifique-americain-qualifie-de-heros-pour-avoir-pratique-une-cesarienne-sur-une-tortue-morte-pour-sauver-ses-bebes/