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• Sea turtle hatchling numbers down sharply this season - Tropical Storm Bertha wiped out dozens of sea turtle nests. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 72)

• Sea turtles nest debuts along Southern California coast - For the first time ever, sea turtles have laid nests in California. The Olive ridley turtles usually nest farther south in Mexico,... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 152)

• Endangered sea turtle lays eggs in California for first time in recorded history - On Wednesday, lifeguards spotted an olive ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying her eggs near Seal Beach. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 153)

• Sea turtle make first-ever natural nest on the West Coast - An olive ridley sea turtle laid eggs in Southern California, marking the first recorded natural nesting of any sea turtle species on the U.S. West... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 133)

• Five More Arrested as Costa Rica Steps Up Sea Turtle Protection at Ostional - Five more people were arrested during the latest sea turtle arribada at Ostional, bringing September arrests linked to suspected illegal egg... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 148)

• Endangered sea turtle nests on Orange County beach - A sea turtle currently nesting on an Orange County beach is the first known sea turtle on record to nest naturally anywhere on the West Coast,... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 124)

• Lights over Buc-ee's interstate exit dimmer - That's the site of the yearlong controversy over potential harm to baby hatchling sea turtles from the unusually bright lights installed at the Texas-... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 114)

• 125 sea turtle hatchlings disoriented on Folly Beach | WCBD News 2 - FOLLY BEACH, S.C. - Sea turtle advocates are urging people on Folly Beach to keep artificial lights off the beachfront at night after 125... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 7)

• Rare Sea Turtle Nesting on US West Coast - An unprecedented event unfolds in Orange County as an Olive Ridley sea turtle lays eggs, marking the first recorded natural nesting for any sea... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 144)

• Sea turtle makes nesting history on California beach - An olive ridley sea turtle was spotted laying eggs on a beach in Orange County, Calif., marking the first recorded natural sea turtle nesting on... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 159)

• Sea turtle eggs in Huntington Beach, Surfside mark a historic first - An olive ridley sea turtle is seen burying her eggs in the sands of Huntington Beach on Sunday. The spot, and another in Seal Beach, are reportedly... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 106)

• Second sea turtle spotted nesting on Southern California beach after historic sighting - A second sea turtle has laid eggs on Southern California shores, days after another olive ridley sea turtle nested on the West Coast for the first... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 161)

• El Nino likely drives sea turtles to nest on California beaches - Two sea turtles have laid eggs on Southern California beaches, marking the first recorded natural nesting of the species on the West Coast. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 123)

• 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: 83)

• 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: 128)

• 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: 33)

• 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: 38)

• 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: 179)

• 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: 109)

• 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: 95)

• 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: 71)

• 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: 82)

• 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: 76)

• 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: 80)

• 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: 70)

• 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: 84)

• 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: 106)

• 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: 86)

• 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: 70)

• 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: 61)

• 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: 71)

• 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: 132)

• WATERLINE: Turtle time on its way - Food scraps attract predators, such as raccoons and crows, that prey on sea turtle hatchlings. Litter on beaches can entangle sea turtles, birds and... (Added: 24-Mar-2026 Hits: 63)

• Longboat Key sea turtles are a local nature success story | Herald-Tribune - A rebirth of sea turtles in Longboat Key. In 2025, Longboat Key recorded 1,473 sea turtle nests. It's a figure that would have been unimaginable to... (Added: 24-May-2026 Hits: 50)

• Release of sea turtle hatchlings in Manokwari - Two children display leatherback turtle hatchlings (Dermochelys coriacea) that will be released at Ambai Beach House, Amban Manokwari Beach,... (Added: 24-May-2026 Hits: 70)

• Sea Turtle Nesting Season Is Underway On Tybee Island (yvT91SW3Cre) - Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Tybee Island For more Local News from WTOC: For more YouTube Content:... (Added: 24-May-2026 Hits: 200)

• Beach ambassadors help protect sea turtles on Florida's Gulf Coast - - Sea turtle nesting season is ramping up on Gulf Coast beaches and Ambassadors with Keep Pinellas Beautiful are doing their part to ensure it's a... (Added: 24-May-2026 Hits: 57)

• Sea turtles laying eggs on Southern California beaches - Sea turtles laying eggs on Southern California beaches. @cbs8sandiego7 likes1.3K views6 hours ago more. Subscribe. Comments. Comment. (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 123)

• Record number of loggerhead sea turtle nests reported in Florida - TAMPA, Fla. - Florida has broken its record for loggerhead sea turtle nests, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 187)

• El Niño strikes again. Why sea turtles came to California in a 'first' - When researchers observed an olive ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying eggs at a Southern California beach in September, it was considered... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 107)

• Endangered Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Southern California Beach - For the first time ever, scientists recorded a sea turtle laying eggs on a beach on the U.S. West Coast. A fence was erected around the eggs of... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 165)

• Sea turtles are nesting on the U.S. West Coast for the first time on record - Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas also black ( sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, sea turtle in Cheloniidae. new born hatchling running to the sea,... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 136)

• California Beaches Welcome Their First-Ever Sea Turtle Nests - The turtle behind the historic moment is an olive ridley, the smallest species of sea turtle. Adults typically top out around 100 pounds. Olive... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 109)

• Tropical Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Southern California Beach - It's the first time in recorded history that a sea turtle has nested on the West Coast. Scientists say it is the latest sign of warming ocean... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 211)

• In historic first, tropical turtles spotted nesting on California beaches - A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around sunset and started laying eggs in the sand. People on Huntington... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 136)

• California Beach Sees First-Ever West Coast Sea Turtle Nest - California Makes History With First-Ever West Coast Sea Turtle Nesting Caught on Video-Watch Here... What first looked like a struggling reptile in the... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 254)

• Sea Turtles Make History By Laying Eggs On The West Coast - "Experts confirmed both nests were laid by two different olive ridley sea turtles," USFWS wrote. This sea turtle anomaly naturally raises a question:... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 102)

• Sea Turtle Eggs Laid Near Seal Beach Safety In Question: Is OC Their Long-Term Nesting Ground? - As experts plan how to properly protect North OC's newest neighbors, a wildlife expert suggests the sea turtles may have nested here before. (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 13)

• Police Rescue 127 Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Chelem - Several kinds of sea turtles nest along the Yucatán coast, most commonly green, loggerhead and hawksbill turtles. Night shift on the beach. Progreso's... (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 98)

• Sea turtle nests in historic first on Southern California coast - The olive ridley sighting was the first "natural nesting" on record for any sea turtle species on the West Coast, officials said. (Added: 24-Sep-2026 Hits: 150)

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