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• Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings in Cocoa Beach - A nest of Loggerhead sea turtles hatched before dawn in Cocoa Beach attracting a crowd of spectators watching them make their way to the ocean. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 34)

• Sea turtles nesting in strong numbers on Space Coast, Florida beaches - Judging by recent sightings of tiny reptilians 'flippering' around, endangered and threatened sea turtles seem to be off to another strong nesting... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 41)

• SCCF: Record-breaking loggerhead nesting season - The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that it is a historic year for sea turtle nesting on Sanibel, as loggerhead nests have... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 35)

• SHELL YEAH: Tybee Island hits sea turtle nesting season record - SHELL YEAH: Tybee Island hits sea turtle nesting season record. Updated: 12 hours ago. Share. Add Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on Google. (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 23)

• Sea turtle hatchlings are starting to emerge, but some are not going to sea - Researchers rescued the season's first Kemp's ridley sea turtle washback after tides and currents pushed it back onto Galveston Island. (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 21)

• Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach offering sea turtle nesting season programs - The program offers turtle walks, hatchling releases and educational programs through September during sea turtle nesting season. (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 24)

• Volusia has over 1100 sea turtle nests - The 2023 sea turtle nesting season culminated with 1,516 nests, the highest ever recorded. This year's nest count to date is less than 400 away from... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 27)

• 2026 sea turtle nesting season biggest ever on Tybee Island, officials announce - TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) - Tybee Island has officially broken their 2022 record for sea turtle nesting, Tybee Island Marine Science Center (TIMSC)... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 30)

• 421 Sea Turtle Hatchlings Released Through Lombok Conservation Partnership - ... sea turtles to date. NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, June 30, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ - Lombok Island is home to sea turtles, yet many hatchlings... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 81)

• St. Johns County to till beaches next month ahead of sea turtle nesting season - Starting April 6, St. Johns County Coastal Management will be beach tilling to help sea turtle nesting habitats. (Added: 30-Mar-2026 Hits: 15)

• Video of sea turtle building nest caught by Sarasota, Florida officials - The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's Aviation Section posted this aerial footage of a mother sea turtle building her nest. (Added: 30-May-2026 Hits: 16)

• Rebirth of Longboat Key sea turtles is true feel-good story | Opinion - The presence of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings like this one has become more commonplace in Longboat Key, where nature volunteers recorded nearly... (Added: 30-May-2026 Hits: 25)

• Leatherback turtle lays nest in Outer Banks, group says it's the first time since 2009 - A leatherback turtle was seen nesting on an Outer Banks beach on Thursday, according to video taken by the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles... (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 51)

• The "Magical" Moment: Inside the Fight to Save Jekyll Island's Turtles - It is peak nesting season for sea turtles in Georgia, but many of these... SeaTurtles #JekyllIsland #GeorgiaWildlife #Conservation #WSBTV... (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 47)

• Sanibel sets record with over 900 loggerhead sea turtle nests - Loggerhead sea turtles have laid over 900 nests on Sanibel Island this year, marking the highest count in the island's history. (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 39)

• Tropical Storm Bertha washes away roughly 15 sea turtle nests on Escambia County beaches - "We lost about 15." Sea turtle nesting season begins in May and ends in October. " Sea turtles will lay multiple nests in one season, typically 3-... (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 29)

• Sanibel sets record with over 900 loggerhead sea turtle nests so far in 2026 - Loggerhead sea turtles have laid 911 nests on Sanibel Island this year, setting a record for the highest count in the island's history,... (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 39)

• Loggerhead sea turtle nests hit 911 on Sanibel Island, breaking the island's record - A record sea turtle season on Sanibel has reached 911 loggerhead nests. Even so, conservation experts say the population still needs protection. (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 40)

• A family grappling with ALS finds comfort in a sea turtle nest - By Brian Tress | Outer Banks Voice. Erin Criss knew, before she wrote the email, that The Network for Endangered Sea Turtles (NEST) nest-sitting spots... (Added: 31-Jul-2026 Hits: 34)

• Ocean Conservation Groups To Hold Rally Today During Endangered Species Committee Meeting - Endangered sea turtles, like the Kemp's Ridley, depend on Gulf beaches for nesting. In addition to the Center for Biological Diversity and... (Added: 31-Mar-2026 Hits: 25)

• New Research Finds Microplastics on Sea Turtle Beaches - Marine Pollution Bulletin 215: 117768. Every summer, visitors recreating on the beach, nesting sea turtles, and recently emerged hatchlings at Padre... (Added: 31-Mar-2026 Hits: 98)

• Another green sea turtle returns to nest on Panglao beach in Bohol - News - A green sea turtle laid eggs on Alona Beach in Panglao town, marking the fourth documented nesting event on the island this year. (Added: 31-May-2026 Hits: 16)

• 8 Animals Known for Abandoning Their Loved Ones - Sea Turtle. Female sea turtles lay eggs on beaches and leave immediately, with hatchlings surviving entirely on their own from the moment they emerge. (Added: 31-May-2026 Hits: 12)

• Volunteers relocate more than 100 sea turtle eggs found in Myrtle Beach - MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) - Volunteers on Sunday relocated more than 100 loggerhead sea turtle eggs found along a section of shoreline in Myrtle... (Added: 31-May-2026 Hits: 22)

• Over 100 sea turtles eggs relocated to secluded area in Myrtle Beach - ... sea turtle eggs on Sunday. The Myrtle Beach Police Department said that a Loggerhead Sea turtle laid 119 eggs near 64th Avenue North in a... (Added: 31-May-2026 Hits: 15)

• CMU student-led alternative break monitored sea turtle nests - CMU students witnessed sea turtle hatchlings crawling from their nests to the ocean during their animal endangerment alternative break,... (Added: 31-May-2026 Hits: 18)

• Sea turtle nesting season underway at South Padre Island - Sea Turtle Inc. staff will patrol the beach daily looking for nests. The conservation group has four patrols on UTVs and four walking patrols covering... (Added: 4-Apr-2026 Hits: 25)

• First Sea Turtle Nests Of 2026 Marked On Boca Raton Beaches As 5 Juvenile Turtles Die... - Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Boca Raton's beaches, while Gumbo Limbo Nature Center says five juvenile green turtles were killed in... (Added: 4-Apr-2026 Hits: 17)

• Researchers alarmed after observing sea turtles nesting earlier, disrupting life cycles - New research reveals troubling results: the warming climate is causing loggerhead sea turtles to nest earlier, disrupting their life cycles. (Added: 4-Apr-2026 Hits: 20)

• Texas placed 250 used Christmas trees on South Padre Island - Why do the sea turtles need the extra sand? This isn't simply a matter of safeguarding beachfront property. Sea Turtle Inc. excavates eggs from wild... (Added: 4-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Rare leatherback sea turtle nest found on Outer Banks beach | WFAE 90.7 - A rare endangered leatherback sea turtle nest was recently discovered on North Carolina's Outer Banks.Visitors found the nest Thursday on a beach... (Added: 4-Aug-2026 Hits: 32)

• Wildlife officials urge South Floridians to protect nesting sea turtles and shorebirds - As Floridians celebrate the Fourth of July at the beach, wildlife officials are reminding visitors to take steps to safeguard nesting sea turtles... (Added: 4-Jul-2026 Hits: 38)

• Nearly 300 sea turtle hatchlings released in Catanduanes, Sarangani - News - A total of 299 sea turtle hatchlings were released in separate conservation activities in Catanduanes and Sarangani. (Added: 4-Jul-2026 Hits: 31)

• Volunteers race to move more than 100 loggerhead sea turtle eggs to safer Myrtle Beach nest site - A small shift in the sand could make a big difference for more than 100 future sea turtles in South Carolina. WBTW reported that volunteers moved... (Added: 4-Jun-2026 Hits: 29)

• Leatherback sea turtle nesting reaches record numbers along Florida's coast this season - Gumbo Limbo Nature Center documents record leatherback sea turtle nesting in Florida, with 42 nests already this season. (Added: 4-Jun-2026 Hits: 13)

• Rare olive ridley sea turtle nest on Florida beach. What to know - Don't get within 50 feet of nesting sea turtles, which can cause them to head back to the ocean and not lay their eggs. (Added: 4-Jun-2026 Hits: 30)

• 32 sea turtles released in Ibiza, born at Es Cavallet - The Balearic Islands' Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Natural Environment released a total of thirty-two sea turtles... sea turtle nest was... (Added: 4-Jun-2026 Hits: 15)

• Sea turtle patrollers busy collecting nesting data - BY ARLENE HALLBOCA GRANDE SEA TURTLE ASSOC. With the first month of the 2026 sea turtle nesting season now finished, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle... (Added: 4-Jun-2026 Hits: 18)

• Collier County's first 2026 sea turtle nests appear on Keewaydin Island and Barefoot Beach - Two different first nests were reported Wednesday in Collier County - one by The Collier County Sea Turtle Protection Team on Barefoot Beach and... (Added: 4-May-2026 Hits: 23)

• Queensland conservation organisations to share in $820000 for protection of turtle nests on beaches - Sea World Foundation marks World Sea Turtle Day with release of four Green Sea Turtles. June 16th, 2025 - Urgent appeal launched by Sea World... (Added: 4-May-2026 Hits: 22)

• Rains affected the 2025 turtle nesting season. What's on tap for this year? - Clearwater Marine Aquarium Sea Turtles - Volunteers with Sea Turtle Trackers, the group that monitors nesting activity south of Upham Beach, say their... (Added: 4-May-2026 Hits: 20)

• NEW FIND: Scientists think sea turtle shells record ocean changes - As sea turtles start to gather for nesting along the Gulf Coast, scientists are figuring out how to learn more about their lives. (Added: 5-Apr-2026 Hits: 19)

• This Florida Beach Is Famous For Sea Turtle Nesting (Here's How To Watch) - If you want the chance to watch these incredible animals haul out onto the sand to lay eggs or even witness baby sea turtles emerge from their nests,... (Added: 5-Apr-2026 Hits: 25)

• Stray dogs endanger turtles that land on Marina for nesting - Chennai: Stray dogs have killed at least two Olive Ridley sea turtles... A volunteer with the Students Sea Turtle Conservation Network said Marina's... (Added: 5-Apr-2026 Hits: 20)

• Cumberland Island National Seashore sets sea turtle nesting record - The record comes during a landmark year for sea turtles in Georgia, which also recently reached a statewide record for nests. Several milestones... (Added: 5-Aug-2026 Hits: 42)

• Texas has been using discarded Christmas trees on its beaches for years, and they're... - This process occurs before the sea turtle nesting season begins each year. The new dunes provide a protective barrier for relocated sea turtle eggs. (Added: 5-Aug-2026 Hits: 44)

• Into the Wild: Sea turtle nesting season | South Carolina Public Radio - ... not just with visitors. Summer is peak sea turtle nesting season, when female loggerhead sea turtles come ashore at night to lay their eggs. (Added: 5-Aug-2026 Hits: 37)

• On Florida beaches, LEDs now disorient more than 100,000 sea turtle hatchlings each year... - Every year on Florida's beaches, more than 100,000 sea turtle hatchlings crawl the wrong way, and the blue glow of ordinary white LED bulbs is what... (Added: 5-Aug-2026 Hits: 27)

• Texas beaches log a record year for the world's most endangered sea turtle | Daily Scanner - Biologists on the Texas coast have counted more Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests this year... (Added: 5-Aug-2026 Hits: 25)

• Florida team finds loggerhead Pat Benatar dead from boat strike just 15 days after she nested - Because sea turtles have to surface for air, they are especially vulnerable to boat strikes in coastal waters. For communities on the water... (Added: 5-Jul-2026 Hits: 39)

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