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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Overexploited for their beautiful and malleable shells, hawksbills suffered major declines. They are very rare in West Africa, with a small population nesting in Guinea-Bissau. We saw 5 this August, including our oldest record, nesting since 2007! 🤩🤩 Learn more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Overexploited for their shells, hawksbills suffered major declines. In West Africa they are very rare, with a small population in Guinea-Bissau. We saw 5 during our field mission, including our oldest, nesting since 2007! 💚 Read about hawksbills in West Africa: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New paper out! 🌊🐢 OA 🙌🏻 We reviewed studies tracking male sea turtles, revealing key behaviors—some unique to males! We highlight knowledge gaps and set priorities to guide future research on this overlooked half of the population. #spatial ecology #biologging #seaturtles doi.org/10.3354/esr0...

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Martin Beal @amigodeaves.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

A fun review we did on the spatial ecology of male sea turtles. Male sea turtles don't come ashore to lay eggs, making them harder to track and therefore more 'elusive'. Check it out!

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Endangered Species Research @esr-ir.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🐢🦤🌐🧪 New paper! We reviewed all male sea turtle tracking studies to date, revealing key behaviors—some unique to males! We highlight major knowledge gaps and set priorities to guide future research on this overlooked half of the population. #spatialecology #biologging #seaturtles. bit.ly/esr_57_273

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Sea turtle conservation is improving globally, but key threats persist— new global assessment with input from 145 experts across 50 countries highlights progress and priorities for RMUs. 🐢🌍 #SeaTurtles #Conservation #IUCN OPEN ACCESS: www.int-res.com/articles/esr...

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

So happy to be able to study green turtles at Prampram, Ghana! Very small juveniles forage along the shoreline, and John (in green) will use genetics to find which population they come from 🌊🐢🧬🤩

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Magical to see so many grey reef sharks in a healthy reef in the Maldives 🤩🌊❤️🦈 sharks are vital for healthy reefs and to keep fish populations balanced, but shark fin trade is a major threat ! #sharks #healthyreefs

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Beautiful article by @FrancescoVentura on Poilão Island, where record-breaking numbers of green turtles nest, conservation meets culture, and nature’s magic unfolds under the moonlight. 🐢✨ #SeaTurtles #Bijagós www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feat...

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How will we ever count them all?

WHOI biologist Francesco Ventura recounts a conservation win for sea turtles in remote Guinea-Bissau

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Julie Mestre @juliemestre.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

I’m thrilled to share the recent publication of our work on the movement patterns of green 🐢 at a major foraging ground in Mauritania. Paper is freely accessible using the following link: rdcu.be/d1AXJ @ritapatricio.bsky.social @amigodeaves.bsky.social

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Poilão Island is truly magic 🤩 the sacred status of this island among the Bijagos people contributed to the conservation of one of the largest green #seaturtle populations globally Our Bijagos friends are also magic 🤩❤️

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Sea turtle research and conservation in Guinea-Bissau ❤️🇬🇼 we had a beautiful fieldwork week at Poilão Island 🌊🐢 with @IBAP Project STM2

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Rita Patrício CE3C, Uni Lisbon @ritapatricio.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Last week in Joal-Fadiouth MPA of Senegal, researching green sea turtles spatial distribution and foraging habits 🌊🐢❤️

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