Edith Shum

Turtle Facts! ; Sea turtle enthusiast, in Marine Biology @ James Cook University, calls Australia home

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What inspired me to activate my Twitter again because this had to be shared. #leatherback #seaturtle #scariestmouth

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📖 #Publication: I was introduced to the human dimension in #conservation during my studies in #Australia, and have been lucky enough to look into it myself with the support of some amazing scientists and #turtle organisations in #Queensland.

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Something I'd love to #witness one day. Surpassing the age of the #dinosaurs, these #leatherbacks have #perservered through the toughest of times here on #Earth. Let's continue spreading #awareness in our #local #communities to save these remarkable giants
https://t.co/1YERTEL1cS

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One of my all time favs. @CenterForBioDiv
#TortoiseNotTurtle

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An #Ecologist and #Makeup Artist work #together to take on #turtle egg #poaching! #collaboration
https://t.co/afXjwQk21u

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@MacroEcoEli Thanks Eli! 🐢

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#Hatchlings can take up to three days to dig out of the #nest. #groupeffort #turtlefacts #monrepos #loggerheads

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My #favourite sentence ever from Bill Bryson's - A Short History of Nearly Everything. #gentlegiants #turtlepower #durabilityoverdominance

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Raising #awareness through #art : #Seaturtle murals as a tool to shape pro-#environmental behaviors, https://t.co/F0uOUUa5yF,

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#Leatherbacks spend their entire #lives completely in the open #ocean. That's why they're seldom seen. #catchmeifyoucan #justkeepswimming

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What makes sea #turtles such an iconic species for #conservation? #foodforthought #whatcanwelearn

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"...the researchers found indicators for hundreds of thousands of different #chemicals present in #turtles".

https://t.co/sFAH4JwUOY

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It's #WorldTurtleDay ! 🐢Shellebrating today's gentle giants with this beautiful green back at the Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre ♥️

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#Hatchlings rely heavily on driftlines during their first few years, eating just about anything they can get into their mouths. #turtlefacts

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Now that the #ocean is filled with garbage. "The driftlines that used to give these #turtles life are now driftlines of #trash" - J. Spotila

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Say no to #voluntary programs toward regulating #fishing principles. It's as effective as #regulation of speed limits for drivers.

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It is estimated that one #turtle is caught per every 5600 hooks. That's 200 000 #loggerheads and 50 000 #leatherbacks in a single year.

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The #Turtle Excluder Device (TED) was developed in the early 1980s, but it took a painful 30 years for it to be properly implemented.

[Edith Shum @theverbalturtle]

This is my worst #nightmare. The entanglement of marine #turtles is a leading cause of their #mortality.

https://t.co/AoIt4bVMH6

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#Turtles that get caught in chilly #waters become "cold-stunned", a often deadly condition where they float and become immobilized.

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#Turtles with the "Floating Syndrome" cannot dive beneath the surface to feed, often resulting in starvation or death. #SayNoToPlastics