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• 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: 71)

• Rare Leatherback Sea Turtle Lays Eggs on Virginia Beach in First Recorded Nesting in the State - A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs on a Navy-owned beach in Virginia, an unusual event for the species; Leatherbacks, the largest sea turtles,... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 49)

• 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: 63)

• Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 7-29-26 - Weekly turtle reports State Park Turtle Numbers Cayo Costa: 510 Loggerhead, 19 Green, 2 Leatherback, 6992 hatchlings Gasparilla: 31 Loggerhead Don... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 51)

• Renewed Hope for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - ... sea turtle - the world's most endangered sea turtle. By providing trained staff during peak hatchling season, program staff ensure that these... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 47)

• Tropical Storm Bertha takes a toll on Escambia's sea turtle nests - Less than half of the 40 sea turtle nests counted on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key before Tropical Storm Bertha survived the storm. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 51)

• 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: 78)

• Sargassum Seaweed Blankets Marco Beach | Environment - Just twelve weeks into the sea turtle season, Marco has already recorded 162 nests with 32 hatched nests, all of them from loggerhead sea turtles. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 54)

• 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: 53)

• 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: 171)

• 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: 44)

• 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: 71)

• 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: 43)

• 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: 51)

• 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: 37)

• 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: 60)

• 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: 44)

• Fitness Influencer Films Himself Riding Nesting Sea Turtle, Internet Is Furious - Ukrainian fitness influencer Vadym Oleynik faces backlash after a video showed him riding a nesting sea turtle and holding its hatchling at a... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 145)

• 200 Rare Sea Turtle Eggs Relocated off Calif. Beaches as Hurricane Approaches - Biologists with the Aquarium of the Pacific have relocated 200 rare olive ridley sea turtle eggs off beaches in California. The eggs will spend... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 12)

• Viral Video: Tourists Caught Riding Sea Turtle At Oman Nesting Site | NewsX - A Ukrainian couple faced backlash after a video appeared to show them riding a sea turtle at Oman's Ras Al Hadd. (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 106)

• Ukrainian influencer faces legal action after sitting on sea turtle in Oman - All sea turtles are protected internationally under CITES, which strictly restricts commercial trade. Rules on approaching, handling, disturbing, or... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 161)

• Influencer Couple Sits on a Nesting Sea Turtle in Oman, and the Internet Is Furious - While on vacation in Oman, a Ukrainian couple visited the Ras Al Jinz turtle reserve and came across a large sea turtle laying her eggs. (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 68)

• First Ever Recorded Sea Turtle Nests on America's West Coast - A bombshell report last week from the LA Times details that a series of olive ridley sea turtles which laid their eggs on beaches in Southern... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 87)

• Influencer Films Himself On the Back of a Nesting Sea Turtle - A fitness influencer named Vadym Oleynik is the latest culprit. He filmed himself and his partner riding on a sea turtle in a protected turtle... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 100)

• Record Sea-Turtle Nesting Counts in Florida, Texas, and Georgia This Summer - (Florida has 90% of the U.S. sea turtle nesting sites, and joins Oman as one of two main loggerhead nesting sites worldwide.) Puerto Rico, the main... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 9)

• He Walked 4000 Km on Beaches, Lived on Remote Islands to Find Where Sea Turtles Nest - Satish Bhaskar walked 4000 km along India's coast to document sea turtle habitats. From remote islands to five months on Suheli, his fieldwork... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 11)

• See it: Rare two-headed turtle hatchling found on Cape Cod - Cold-stunned sea turtles near the brink of death discovered along beaches in Massachusetts are often rescued by nonprofits and brought to the New... (Added: 30-Sep-2026 Hits: 73)

• Con Dao turning sea turtle conservation into tourism value - It is also one of the country's most important sea turtle nesting areas, accounting for about 90 percent of Viet Nam's sea turtles. Each year from... (Added: 31-Aug-2026 Hits: 57)

• Sea turtle returns to Topsail Island, lays third nest as morning walk season ends - The group said a sea turtle returned Sunday and laid her third nest of the season. Volunteers said the turtle, known as Jessica, came ashore just... (Added: 31-Aug-2026 Hits: 83)

• Bertha washes out Navarre Beach sea turtle nests - A promising sea turtle nesting season on Navarre Beach suffered significant losses after Tropical Storm Bertha. According to Cinnamon Tyler,... (Added: 31-Aug-2026 Hits: 47)

• Discovering Vietnam's main sea turtle nesting ground - From April to September every year, hundreds of sea turtles swim into Con Dao to nest, with Bay Canh Island being one of Vietnam's busiest nesting... (Added: 31-Aug-2026 Hits: 65)

• Sea turtle nesting season on Anna Maria Island marred by flooding, artificial lighting - Sea turtles may be through nesting this season, but 179 of the 458 turtle nests laid on Anna Maria Island have yet to hatch, and Turtle Watch asks... (Added: 31-Aug-2026 Hits: 40)

• Green sea turtle hatchlings head to Mediterranean in Türkiye - Green sea turtle hatchlings emerging from their eggs in Türkiye's southern Mersin province continue to make their way to the sea. Hatchlings have. (Added: 31-Aug-2026 Hits: 111)

• 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: 75)

• 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: 83)

• 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: 63)

• 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: 74)

• 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: 63)

• 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: 73)

• 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: 83)

• 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: 57)

• 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: 153)

• 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: 41)

• 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: 35)

• 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: 56)

• 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: 59)

• 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: 41)

• 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: 42)

• 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: 51)

• 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: 44)

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