

Colder weather causing havoc for turtles in the UAE
As the colder weather creeps in, conservationists are urging beachgoers to be on the alert for stranded turtles. Warren Baverstock, operations manager for the Aquarium and Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project at the Burj Al Arab, said more turtles were expected to wash up on beaches in the coming weeks. "November to March is the main season where we get most of our stranded turtles as temperatures drop," he said. "Typically, we can get about 8 turtles a day on average but if w