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• Misconceptions about red light and sea turtles | Opinion - As sea turtle nesting season gets underway along Florida's Gulf Coast, let's set the record straight: red light is not safe light for sea turtles. (Added: 22-May-2026 Hits: 27)

• Volunteers start morning walks as sea turtles start their crawls - They were the S.C. United Turtle Enthusiasts, a group of volunteers who monitor sea turtle nesting activity in Georgetown and Horry counties. Walker... (Added: 22-May-2026 Hits: 24)

• Freeport pauses seaweed cleanup at Bryan Beach to protect nesting sea turtles - "We have been advised by Texas A&M and NOAA sea turtle researchers that disturbing these areas could put protected wildlife, including nesting sea... (Added: 22-May-2026 Hits: 30)

• The Palm Beaches - ... sea turtle nesting habitats in the world. With more loggerhead sea turtle nests per mile than anywhere else in the United States, the... (Added: 22-May-2026 Hits: 22)

• Fujairah releases rehabilitated sea turtles into natural habitat - Of the seven sea turtle species worldwide, five are found in the UAE. Hawksbill turtles are the only species known to nest annually along the western... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 28)

• Conservationists optimistic as sea turtle season ramps up - Community education and conservation have led to cautious optimism heading into sea turtle nesting season. (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 31)

• Florida volunteers save 4,000 sea turtle eggs from being bulldozed - Over the last few weeks, trained personnel and volunteers in Treasure Coast, Florida have been painstakingly moving over 4,100 sea turtle eggs from 45... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 27)

• Sea turtle season is here | Sports - Beach vehicle driving ends here in Emerald Isle on April 30 each year, coinciding with the beginning of sea turtle nesting and hatching season... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 56)

• Florida sea turtle eggs relocated from nests for beach restoration - Over 4100 Florida sea turtle eggs were removed from 45 nests, including 3429 leatherbacks and 122 loggerheads. Here's why. (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 36)

• Look: Green sea turtles released after being rescued in Fujairah - Of the world's seven remaining sea turtle species, five are found in UAE waters. The hawksbill turtle is the only species known to nest annually... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 33)

• In Florida, 56 baby sea turtles got a boat ride to the floating seaweed they need to survive - The East Coast Zoological Foundation's first offshore hatchling transport of the nesting season came after dozens of baby sea turtles were recovered... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 65)

• Good News This Week: August 22, 2026 - Loggerhead sea turtles are having a record nesting season on the East Coast, especially Florida. A nearly 10-mile stretch of Florida beach just... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Sea turtles are hatching in near-record numbers in NC this year. Here's why - ... Sea Turtle Protection Program. Usually, sea turtle eggs incubate for about 60 days before they hatch and make their way back to the ocean - that's... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 103)

• Fuwairit Beach Celebrates A Major Sea Turtle Hatching Milestone - Fuwairit Beach Celebrates A Major Sea Turtle Hatching Milestone. Farheen. ByFarheen. Fuwairit Beach sea turtles Qatar Hawksbill turtle nesting season... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 36)

• Volusia passes sea turtle nesting season record with months to spare - Much of this is attributable to sea turtle conservation efforts started decades ago. Most sea turtles take about 30 years to reach sexual maturity,... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 53)

• Tropical Storm Bertha wipes out hundreds of sea turtle nests on St. George Island - Tropical Storm Bertha wipes out hundreds of sea turtle nests on St. George Island. @WMBBTVNo likesNo views1 minute ago (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 52)

• Bertha's rough surf hits sea turtle nests on Pinellas beaches - Video from a Spectrum Bay News 9 viewer shows at least a dozen sea turtle nests were impacted on Pass-a-Grille and St. Pete Beach. (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 39)

• Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs at NAS Oceana, marking first nesting in Virginia - - A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs at Naval Air Station Oceana's Dam Neck Annex, marking the first recorded leatherback to nest in Virginia. The NAS... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 82)

• Tropical Storm Bertha washes away sea turtle nests along Florida's Gulf Coast - Sea turtles help support marine ecosystems by maintaining healthier seagrass beds and ocean food webs that coastal communities rely on. When those... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 49)

• Anna Marina Island sea turtle nests washed away amid Bertha waves - (WWSB) - Tropical Storm Bertha has taken a toll on the local sea turtle nesting. New reports from Anna Maria Island alone show nearly 200 turtle... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 34)

• Videos show washed-out sea turtle nests on Pass-a-Grille Beach - - Nests belonging to sea turtles and black skimmers were washed away after storms passed through Pass-a-Grille Beach this week. Videos from early... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 54)

• Sea turtle nests on Pass-a-Grille Beach washed away by storms - Nests belonging to sea turtles and black skimmers were washed away after storms passed through Pass-a-Grille Beach this week. (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 36)

• Loggerhead lays 111 eggs in Myrtle Beach, marking fourth nest of season - A loggerhead sea turtle laid 111 eggs in Myrtle Beach early Tuesday, marking the city's fourth sea turtle nest of the season, according to the... (Added: 23-Jun-2026 Hits: 33)

• Rare species report and drought expansion mark key conservation day - ... Sea turtle milestone: Texas breaks its annual Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting record by mid-June, offering hope for the world's most endangered... (Added: 23-Jun-2026 Hits: 32)

• Critically endangered hawksbill turtle spotted in Singapore - Under the overcast sky on June 22, one of the first sea turtles of Singapore's 2026 nesting season lumbered ashore in East Coast Park. (Added: 23-Jun-2026 Hits: 41)

• Navarre Beach lights kill sea turtles, Santa Rosa looks to end carnage - It is estimated 250 to 300 sea turtle hatchlings died last year when artificial lighting on Navarre Beach lured them away from the Gulf. (Added: 23-Mar-2026 Hits: 33)

• Shifting sands: what seven years of nest counts reveal about Maldivian sea turtles - A new study by ORP, published in January 2026, traces how sea turtle nesting across the Maldives has changed over time - highlighting both troubling... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 28)

• Sea turtle protection corrals officially installed in sandy areas of Cancun Hotel Zone - Cancun, Q.R. -- Cancun has started preparing sea turtle corrals in the hotel zone to protect eggs found buried along the beach. (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 25)

• First Sea Turtle Nests of 2026 Reported in South Carolina | Walterboro Live - loggerhead sea turtle nests of the year reported this morning at Edisto Beach State Park (MTP 545) and the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 23)

• Georgia's first sea turtle nest of the season hatches on Jekyll Island - Action News Jax told you when the state's first sea turtle nest of the season was laid on the shores of Jekyll Island on May 1. (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 23)

• FWC Warns Memorial Day Beachgoers: Give Sea Turtles, Shorebirds Room To Nest - FWC is reminding Memorial Day beachgoers to give nesting sea turtles, shorebirds and seabirds space as nesting season continues along Florida's... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 19)

• Rescue Dog Magpie Helps Find Endangered Sea Turtle Nests in Texas - Meet Magpie, the Rescue Dog Saving Thousands of Baby Sea Turtles By Using Her Nose (Exclusive). In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the... (Added: 24-Apr-2026 Hits: 39)

• Protected Lara turtle beach dispute intensifies as illegal umbrellas, tents defy law - ... sea turtles. The discovery prompted a strong reaction from the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (DFMR), as well as online and on social... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 70)

• World's largest sea turtles return to Panama's Pacific coast - Leatherback sea turtles, the world's largest marine turtle species, have returned to nest on Panama's Pacific coast after nearly a decade. (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 83)

• Public invited to sea turtle nest excavation Tuesday in Buxton | Island Free Press - The public will have an opportunity to get a close-up look at sea turtle conservation work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Tuesday, Aug. 25... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 1)

• Sunbeds or sea turtles? New push to organize Lara Beach causes backlash - Sunbeds or sea turtles? New push to organize Lara Beach causes backlash. The Animal Party says turning one of Cyprus' most important turtle-nesting... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 73)

• Florida loggerheads top 13,800 nests, but habitat threats could unravel decades of progress - ... sea turtle populations. Healthy beaches support tourism, local identity... For sea turtles, habitat protection is critical. Even when they... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 0)

• Several sea turtle nests submerged in water after Tropical Storm Bertha - The impact of Tropical Storm Bertha has left a devastating impact on the sea turtle nests along Alabama Gulf Coast beaches. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 50)

• Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs in Virginia Beach, a first in the state - A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs on the Navy-owed beach at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex on Saturday night. It is the first recorded... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 46)

• World's largest sea turtle species nests in Virginia for first time in recorded history - The first recorded leatherback sea turtle nest in Virginia history has been discovered at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex in Virginia... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 34)

• US Navy hosts first-ever rare leatherback sea turtle nest in Virginia - Biologists are now awaiting hatchlings after a leatherback sea turtle nested in Virginia for the first time. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 39)

• Sea turtle trapped in burrow on Palm Beach's coastline - Video provided by Friends of Palm Beach show a nesting of sea turtles trapped in a flooded burrow that is fenced in by sargassum. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 48)

• Loggerhead sea turtle lays eggs beneath catamaran on southern France beach, a first there - Sea turtles are part of the natural balance of coastal waters. Safeguarding nesting sites helps support biodiversity along shorelines used by... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 47)

• Sea turtle hatchling release returns to Padre Island Saturday - Watch sea turtle hatchlings make their journey to the Gulf Saturday morning at Malaquite Beach. Park entrance fees apply for the public release. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 50)

• In Virginia first, Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs at Oceana's Dam Neck Annex - A leatherback sea turtle has laid eggs at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex, in what the Natural Resources Team says is the first time... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 43)

• A Day in the Life of a Sea Turtle Nest Monitor - Meet the North Carolina volunteers protecting sea turtles from predators, beach lights, and erosion-one nest at a time. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 41)

• 2026 becomes record year for leatherback sea turtle nesting at Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Leatherbacks are the largest sea turtles on Earth and one of four sea turtle species that regularly occur in waters off the Outer Banks. Unlike... (Added: 24-Jun-2026 Hits: 28)

• A massive volunteer network in Florida works to save endangered sea furtles - Last year the center rescued 59 turtles from the pier, mainly loggerheads or green sea turtles. Entanglements are most common during sea turtle... (Added: 24-Jun-2026 Hits: 30)

• Turtles are nesting earlier yet laying fewer eggs-a biological plot twist that has scientists... - Sea turtles nest earlier as oceans warm, but fewer eggs reveal a hidden reproductive decline scientists didn't expect. (Added: 24-Jun-2026 Hits: 27)

• Species of Sea Turtles That Nest on Japan Island Could Become Extinct Amid Ri Rising... - According to a recent survey led by Sea Turtle Association of Japan's Kuroshima research institute and Kochi University, the average soil temperature... (Added: 24-Jun-2026 Hits: 28)

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