Sea Turtles of Okinawa

Fibropapilloma – Sea Turtle Tumors

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By jhjanicki on Friday,August 5th, 2016 in Awareness, Conservation, No Comments

Fibropapillomatosis is a potentially deadly disease found in sea turtles caused by a type of herpes virus. If a sea turtle is infected with the virus, they would have cauliflower-shaped tumors that grow on their necks, underbellies, and eyes, as well as internal organs. Though the tumors are usually not cancerous, they affects the turtle’s […]

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Maeda Baby Sea Turtle Release

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By jhjanicki on Monday,August 1st, 2016 in Announcement, Awareness, Conservation, Event, No Comments

Every year sea turtles nest on beaches between May and July (peak season) here in Okinawa. On Shiyoda beach, due to the construction of a sea wall, if eggs were to be left on the beach, in the event of a typhoon or spring tides they would be soaked and will perish. The Maeda Umigame […]

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