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News : News : Year : 2026

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• Florida sea turtle buries eggs beside abandoned tent as patrol warns beach clutter can block nests - For sea turtles, the beach is not just a recreational destination; it is a critical habitat. Nesting females already face a difficult trip from the... (Added: 15-Jul-2026 Hits: 121)

• Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital partners with Brevard Zoo to expand specialized care... - East Coast Zoological Foundation's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center at Brevard Zoo treats hundreds of sick and injured sea turtles each year, many... (Added: 15-Jul-2026 Hits: 126)

• Promising sea turtle season continues | News-Leader, Fernandina Beach Florida - Ronda Bokram, president of the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch, led the first public sea turtle nest excavation of the 2026 sea turtle nesting... (Added: 15-Jul-2026 Hits: 92)

• Florida man listed endangered sea turtle shell for $2,700 on Facebook, and now faces a felony - Sea turtles play an important role in coastal ecosystems that help support Florida's beaches, reefs, recreation economy, and local identity. (Added: 15-Jul-2026 Hits: 116)

• Help Protect Local Sea Turtles by Adopting a Nest | Sarasota Magazine - The adoption fee supports Mote's sea turtle research and conservation work and helps biologists understand their biology and behavior. (Added: 15-Jul-2026 Hits: 139)

• The next turtle you see on the road may need your help. Here's what to do. - While a mother sea turtle's journey is (literally) a walk on the beach, our native turtles travel up to a mile to nest, and that means crossing roads... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 85)

• Volusia County's 2026 sea turtle nesting season sets new record - Volusia County staff and sea turtle monitoring partners share that the current nest count far exceeds the 444 nests reported by June 11, 2023. This... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 93)

• ARCHELON's Sea Turtle Beach Walk Promotes Mindful Beach Tourism - ARCHELON's Sea Turtle Beach Walk program in Crete transforms evening strolls into vital conservation efforts for the loggerhead turtle. (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 100)

• Why you see more sea turtle nests on Florida beaches - Dr. Simona Ceriani, the Sea Turtle Nesting Program Coordinator with Florida FWX joins FOX 35's Garrett Wymer live via Zoom to break down the... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 92)

• How to Help Turtles in the Middle of the Road - Everyone knows and loves sea turtles, those iconic, beloved symbols of the ocean and endangered wildlife. The chance to witness a turtle nesting... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 163)

• Conservationists warn that climate change, construction affecting sea turtles - RACE TO SAVE SEA TURTLES Conservationists warn climate change and construction affecting sea turtles They are calling for quick action to save sea... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 49)

• Video shows how Corpus Christi has protected Kemp's ridley sea turtle - Discover how Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi has led the recovery of the world's most endangered sea turtle species through... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 106)

• A large loggerhead sea turtle surfaces in New Pass between Lovers Key and Bonita Beach... - A large loggerhead sea turtle surfaces in New Pass between Lovers Key and Bonita Beach on Monday, June 15, 2026. (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 89)

• Historic start to sea turtle nesting season along Florida coast - Over 700 sea turtle nests have been documented in Volusia County beaches with over half of those nests found in New Smyrna beach. (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 81)

• World Sea Turtle Day: celebrating paths to conservation success | Opinion - June 16 is World Sea Turtle Day, and sea turtle biologist Genia Naro-Maciel writes that Florida's sea turtles are amid a remarkable comeback,... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 114)

• Kemp's ridley sea turtles surpass Texas nesting record in 2026 - Hundreds more Kemp's ridley sea turtle nests have been found in Texas in 2026 than any year since authorities began tracking the endangered... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 157)

• 800,000 Sea Turtles Pick the Same Beach Every Single Night - nature is wild #nature #wildlife # seaturtles #earthdiscovery #Shorts. (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 52)

• Why plastic looks like food to sea turtles - A hungry sea turtle is gliding through the ocean when it spots what looks like the perfect meal. Floating ahead is a soft, translucent shape... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 167)

• Injured sea turtle rescued in Baseco - An injured Olive Ridley sea turtle was rescued on Baseco beach in Manila yesterday, according to the Department of Environment and Natural... (Added: 15-Jun-2026 Hits: 109)

• Green sea turtle rescued in Zamboanga del Sur - A RESCUED injured green sea turtle is now under the care of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Zamboanga del Sur. (Added: 15-Mar-2026 Hits: 91)

• Rare leatherback sea turtle rescued from nets in Yilan - Sea turtle found entangled in nets with mouth injury | Mar. 15, 2026 15:59. (Added: 15-Mar-2026 Hits: 114)

• Fishermen free trapped sea turtle in video seen by millions - A video showing fishermen rescuing a sea turtle entangled in fishing net off the coast of central Vietnam has attracted millions of views on... (Added: 15-Mar-2026 Hits: 55)

• Port Aransas spring break visitors witness sea turtle release - Spring break visitors weren't the only ones enjoying the beach this weekend, 14 rescued green sea turtles made their own big return to the Gulf in... (Added: 15-Mar-2026 Hits: 123)

• Baldwin County students learn sea turtle conservation through Share the Beach program - As Alabama's Gulf Coast Share the Beach sea turtle preservation program celebrates its 25th anniversary, hundreds of Baldwin County students are... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 76)

• Institute for Marine Mammal Science invites public to endangered sea turtle release in Biloxi - The event comes as IMMS recognizes Endangered Species Day and highlights its work with Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered. (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 82)

• AMI Sea Turtle Nesting - Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Anna Maria Island, and beachgoers are being asked to help keep the shoreline safe. (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 85)

• Sea turtle nesting season underway on Anna Maria Island - Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring reported eight sea turtle nests over the past week, marking the first nests of the 2026 season... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 83)

• Centre Opens To Save Sick And Injured Marine Turtles - The first sea turtles... "While the focus is local, the impact will be global, with research contributing to guiding the future of sea turtle... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 47)

• Two rare sea turtles freed from fishing nets off Con Dao - Two environmental workers in Con Dao Special Zone rescued two rare sea turtles entangled in drifting fishing nets while collecting rubbish at sea. (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 73)

• First sea turtle nests of the season found on Israel's beaches - The nesting season for female loggerhead and green sea turtles began in May and will continue through August along Israel's Mediterranean coast. The... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 72)

• Sea Turtle Nesting Season Officially Begins on Ambergris Caye - The 2026 sea turtle nesting season has officially started in northern Ambergris Caye, with the first four nests confirmed. (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 74)

• Franklin County students name sea turtle - FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - For the first time, the St. George Island Sea Turtle Patrol will be tagging 10 sea turtles on St. George Island... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 265)

• Sea turtle program coordinator Matthew Godfrey to speak - Godfrey, the North Carolina Sea Turtle Project coordinator for the Wildlife Resources Commission, is the the featured guest this month for the... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 46)

• Jekyll Island launches live tracker for sea turtle nesting season - Sea turtle nesting season has commenced on Jekyll Island, allowing visitors a new interactive way to track conservation efforts. (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 125)

• Sea Turtle Rescue - Sea Turtle Rescue. Sea Turtle Rescue. 4 views - 1 hour ago...more. WGNO-TV / ABC26 / WNOL38. 23.2K. Subscribe. 0. Share. Save. Report... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 118)

• St. George Island Sea Turtle Patrol welcomes first nests, says to keep the beach 'clean, flat, and dark' - The nesting Sea Turtle mothers usually begin arriving on May 9th or 10th, she said. But during a Tuesday morning downpour, volunteers with the... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 76)

• Rescue of 2 turtles caught in fishing nets floating on Con Dao - Ho Chi Minh City - 2 sea turtles caught in nets floating at sea were discovered, rescued and returned to nature by 2 environmental sanitation... (Added: 15-May-2026 Hits: 89)

• Endangered sea turtle found near death makes 5,000-mile trip to Houston for Gulf release - A Kemp's ridley sea turtle that ended up on a Welsh beach after drifting thousands of miles off course is now in Houston. (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 9)

• Hope, the sea turtle, returns to the ocean - Hope, a 150lb sea turtle is released back into the ocean off the coast of Key West after receiving an amputation due to a serious flipper injury. (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 115)

• Massive sea turtle migration brings around 330,000 turtles to Mexico's shores - More than 330000 olive ridley sea turtles have arrived in southern Mexico in a mass nesting phenomenon known as an 'arribada' (an arrival),... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 171)

• Thousands of Sea Turtles Flood Mexican Beach in Rare Mass Nesting Event - A remarkable natural spectacle unfolded on La Escobilla beach in Oaxaca, Mexico, as thousands of sea turtles emerged from the ocean to nest within... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 89)

• Sea turtle Young Frankenstein released at Cape Cod beach after long recovery - The New England Aquarium released its final two Kemp's ridley sea turtles of the season early Tuesday morning at West Dennis Beach. (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 116)

• Thousands of sea turtles return to Mexico for 'Arribada' - Hundreds of thousands of Olive Ridley sea turtles have arrived in Oaxaca, Mexico, for a mass nesting event. (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 135)

• In Türkiye's Antalya, a diver and a sea turtle forge a five-year bond - An aerial view of free diver Sercan Demirkaya paddling his yellow canoe near the Cayagzi Port entrance, accompanied by his long-time sea turtle... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 76)

• Chinese diver stopped at Makassar over alleged sea turtle hunting - The Makassar Immigration Office in South Sulawesi has arrested a Chinese national for hunting and killing a sea turtle, a protected species in... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 92)

• Free diver's extraordinary friendship with sea turtle "Mahmut" - Free diver's extraordinary friendship with sea turtle "Mahmut". Sercan Demirkaya, a volunteer free diver who collects marine litter off the coast... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 77)

• Mass nesting brings swarms of turtles to Mexican beach - Watch: Endangered sea turtle makes 5,000-mile journey back to Texas from Wales - Damaged golf course. Watch: Golf course left badly damaged by... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 118)

• Texas A&M reports unusual sea turtle stranding surge along upper Texas coast - Texas A&M University's Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research was unsure if the stranded turtles were linked to the red tide between Galveston and... (Added: 15-Sep-2026 Hits: 4)

• New England Aquarium Releases 18 Sea Turtles Back Into the Ocean - 18 Rescued Sea Turtles Released Into the Ocean After Rehab - From Rescue to Rehabilitation - A 24-Hour Journey South - How Sea Turtles Are Safely... (Added: 16-Apr-2026 Hits: 88)

• How a Sea Turtle Rescue From Tangled Fishing Gear Led to a Life-Saving Diagnosis - A green sea turtle nearly died due to fishing line entanglement. This, however, was only the beginning of his harrowing story. (Added: 16-Apr-2026 Hits: 104)

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