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Marine biology student Ranim Tahhan, 21, pictured left, and another volunteer work to clean Tyre beach from the pollution caused by an oil spill in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Amid Myriad Crises, Lebanon Now Confronts An Ecological Disaster On Its Shores

Mar 28, 2021
Some of the country's last beaches spared from development are now carpeted in globs of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean, damaging beaches that are nesting grounds for endangered turtles.
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Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021
Some of the thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in South Padre Island, Texas. Volunteers are continuing to rescue the creatures amid freezing temperatures and widespread power outages.

Volunteers In Texas Are Saving Thousands Of Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles From The Storm

Feb 17, 2021
The nonprofit Sea Turtle, Inc. says it has brought in nearly 4,500 sea turtles and counting since Sunday. Still without power, it's heating its tanks with a commercial generator donated by SpaceX.
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Environment
East Island is a critical habitat and breeding ground for endangered monk seals. Scientists estimate one monk seal mother and pup remained on the island when the category 5 storm struck.

Remote Hawaiian Island Nearly Vanished After Hurricane Walaka

Oct 25, 2018
Only two minuscule slivers of East Island have resurfaced since the storm struck the region and wiped out a critical habitat for endangered monk seals and green sea turtles.
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The Two-Way
BamBam, a Florida manatee, swims in his tank alongside Betsey (left), a fully grown female, at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens.

Finally, Some Good News For Manatees And Green Sea Turtles

Jan 08, 2016
These two species have been in danger of extinction for decades, but have responded well to conservation efforts. Those measures are going to stay in effect.
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Around the Nation
College students and other teenagers enjoy the sun in 1986, when cars were an undisputed part of this spring break destination and more than 47 miles of Volusia County beaches were open to vehicles.

Who 'Owns' The Beach? In Daytona, Cars, Turtles And Hotels Duke It Out

Oct 17, 2015
Residents in Florida's Daytona Beach are going to court to protect what they consider a fundamental right: the freedom to drive their cars and trucks on the beach.
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Animals
A recently rescued sea turtle is recovering on the banks of the San Gabriel River.

Sea Turtles Test Urban Waters In Southern California 'Jacuzzi'

Mar 24, 2015
Even with the warm outflow from nearby power plants, the San Gabriel River's an odd new habitat choice. Volunteers and researchers are working to study and track the population that's popped up there.
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The Two-Way
The staff of the Sea Turtle Hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium named a stranded leatherback turtle Yawkey, after the area it was found stranded Saturday.

After Rescue, Massive Sea Turtle Will Be Released In S.C. Thursday

Mar 12, 2015
A rare 475-pound leatherback sea turtle "immediately responded to treatments" of fluids, vitamins and antibiotics after it was rescued in South Carolina on Saturday.
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