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News : News : Year : 2026

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• Sea turtle nests down in St. Pete Beach - Loggerhead sea turtle nests on St. Pete Beach are down by 50% this season. (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 26)

• New England Aquarium releases 12 sea turtles - BOSTON - After months undergoing rehabilitative care for life-threatening injuries at the New England Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital, 12 sea turtles... (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 21)

• Simulating 135 years of post-hatchling sea turtle dispersal in a dynamic North Atlantic Ocean - After emerging from sandy beaches, sea turtle hatchlings enter oceans where surface circulation influences their distribution and survival. (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 27)

• Celebrate sea turtle conservation successes, but don't stop the fight | Opinion - After decades of protection, green sea turtles are rebounding and no longer classified as endangered on the global Red List of Threatened Species. (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 30)

• Sea Turtle Tracking - An adult female Kemp's ridley sea turtle is seen swimming in a tank at Loggerhead Marinelife Center after a satellite tracking device was attached... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 115)

• Make-A-Wish Arizona creates sea turtle adventure for San Tan Valley boy - Boats, beaches, and buckets of fun! Just the way you'd expect a boy to spend his Florida vacation! But there was something else 11-year-old Miles... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 9)

• Spring boating alert: Slow down, watch for sea turtles, manatees - With sea turtle and manatee sightings on the rise on Georgia's coast, boaters should be on the lookout for these big and rare animals. (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 56)

• Save This Species: Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). IUCN Red List status: Critically endangered globally. Description: Hawksbill turtles measure 2.5 to... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 19)

• Gabon battles for baby sea turtles ' survival - LIBREVILLE (GABON) - Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, newly hatched sea turtles emerged on a Gabonese beach to embark on the... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 12)

• First sighting of sea turtles, manatees in South Carolina waters - Warmer waters are bringing early sea turtle and manatee sightings to South Carolina waters earlier than normal, according to state wildlife... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 12)

• Amputee sea turtle being tracked at sea from space - The staff at a Florida sea turtle hospital is monitoring some animals they've rehabilitated from space -- especially amputees, such as one they... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 89)

• Gabon battles for baby sea turtles' survival - Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, newly hatched sea turtles emerged on a Gabonese beach to embark on the treacherous 10-metre... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 11)

• Hawksbill sea turtle returns to ocean after months-long recovery - Volunteers from Mudgeroo Wombat & Wildlife Refuge release Beare, the hawksbill sea turtle stranded on the NSW Far South Coast in December,... (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 9)

• CROW unveils new sea turtle rehab complex - CROW celebrated the inauguration of the Harkey Sea Turtle Complex on Sanibel Island with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. (Added: 27-Mar-2026 Hits: 17)

• Sign of record El Ni�o spark calls to protect sea turtles off California - The Center for Biological Diversity has warned NOAA it faces legal action if it fails to protect endangered loggerhead sea turtles from drift gillnets... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 17)

• SW Florida beachgoers, watch for giant nests, sea turtles this summer - Sea turtles flock to Florida beaches each summer to dig giant holes, fill them with hundreds of eggs, cover the eggs and then return to the ocean. (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 25)

• Sea turtle nests disturbed in Cocoa Beach - Officials say four sea turtle nests on Cocoa Beach were disturbed. It's against the law to messing with nests or turtle eggs. (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 25)

• Eyes on Hainan: New Sea Turtle Shelter Opens in South China's Hainan - A newly launched sea turtle shelter in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, is advancing marine wildlife protection efforts from rescue and... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 20)

• Gulf oil drilling approval comes as baby turtles head to sea in Florida - ... sea turtles, which head out to sea in late spring. A sea turtle... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 29)

• Emerald Isle finds its second sea turtle nest of the season on Crystal Coast - EMERALD ISLE, Carteret County - Sea turtle season is heating up on the Crystal Coast after volunteers in Emerald Isle discovered the town's second... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 21)

• "Swim with Sea Turtles: Coral Reef Adventure in 60 Seconds! " - "Swim with Sea Turtles: Coral Reef Adventure in 60 Seconds! ". 29 views - 17 minutes ago. #Shorts...more. Crazyanimals. 46. Subscribe. (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 6)

• Where science meets the sand: Sullivan's Island students help protect 1st sea turtle nest - Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway in South Carolina, and students at Sullivan's Island Elementary School are already stepping up to... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 25)

• Several sea turtle nests disturbed on the Space Coast over holiday weekend - The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) received a report from the Sea Turtle Preservation Society after multiple stakes were... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 22)

• First sea turtle hospital in the Indian Ocean launched in the Maldives - Dr Naul and Dr Pau with patient | Image credit: Sea Turtle Health Institute. (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 10)

• Crews clean up trash left behind over Memorial Day weekend on Fort Myers Beach - "Remember that these beaches are home to not just you, but sea turtles and sea turtle nesting season," Eberhart said. "We really want people to be... (Added: 27-May-2026 Hits: 21)

• sea turtle sunset #ocean #nature #seacreatures - ... t available. sea turtle sunset #ocean #nature #seacreatures. 1K views - 1 hour ago. FLORIDA...more. Lucy | Life on the Florida Coast. 24.6K. (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 17)

• Chinese tourist who picked up sea turtle on Xiaoliuqiu may face fine - Touching sea turtle violated Wildlife Conservation Act | Apr. 28, 2026 12:44. (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• First Kemp's ridley sea turtle nest of 2026 found on Galveston Island - The upper Texas coast has officially recorded its first sea turtle nest of the 2026 season. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research. The nest was found... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 19)

• Island of Cozumel records first sea turtle nest of 2026 season - Noel Rival, Cozumel's Sub-directorate of Ecology, carried out the marking of the sea turtle nest as part of the island's permanent conservation... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 28)

• Con Dao National Park releases over 5,600 hatchling turtles into sea- - Visitors enjoy the experience of releasing baby sea turtles into the ocean. Sea turtle conservation continues to stand out as a key success. From... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• Chinese tourist under probe for touching protected sea turtle - A Chinese national is under investigation for allegedly handling a sea turtle on Siaoliouciou (小琉球) over the weekend. The man, surnamed Liu (劉)... (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• SeaTow captain rescues struggling sea turtle off Naples coast | Collier County - A SeaTow captain pulled a struggling sea turtle from the water this week during a routine patrol. (Added: 28-Apr-2026 Hits: 17)

• Recovered juvenile loggerhead turtle released in Fuerteventura - A juvenile loggerhead sea turtle, recovered after suffering entanglement with marine debris, has been released in Playa Blanca, Fuerteventura. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 52)

• Conservationists move threatened sea turtle nests to safer sand to save eggs from heat and tides - Science News: As rising temperatures, flooding and erosion put sea turtle nests at greater risk, conservationists often step in to move vulnerable... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 39)

• Sea turtles find protection from Senegal fishermen - Rutam House, Plot 103/109, Apapa-Oshodi Express Way, Isolo, P.M.B 1217 Oshodi, Lagos, Nigeria. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 66)

• Decades of conservation pays off with banner turtle nesting season - Sea turtle conservation is a lot like planting a tree today to be able to sit in shade years from now. Both are long-term investments. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 39)

• Green sea turtle hatchlings race to sea on Mersin coast - Newly hatched green sea turtles are making their way into the Mediterranean at Davultepe 100th Year Nature Park in Mersin, Turkiye, on August 27,... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 50)

• Malta: Extreme Heat Puts Sea Turtles at Risk - The environmental organisation Nature Trust Malta has declared the sea turtle nesting season over, while volunteers will continue patrolling the... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 48)

• The 'Odyssey' of Three Rescued Green Sea Turtles... Returning to the Jeju Sea After Rehabilitation - Three green sea turtles that were rescued in Namhae and Pohang have regained their health and returned to the ocean. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 11)

• Memorial reef honors former sea turtle rescue director Jean Beasley and husband - ... and legacy of Jean Beasley, former director of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, and her husband, Fred Beasley. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 15)

• Sea Turtle Inc. glow run returns - ... Sea Turtle Inc. hosts its fifth annual Kemp's Krawl Glow Run to raise money for sea turtle rescue, rehabilitation and conservation. The nighttime... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 45)

• Archelon: Discover the world of the sea turtle! Come and see a sea turtle nest excavation! - CORFU. Archelon invites us to two unique public sea turtle nest excavations at Kanoula Beach in Corfu - Friday, 28 and Saturday, 29 August. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 33)

• Sea turtle rescued with a flipper entangled in a net off the Andratx coast | Mallorca Bulletin - crew of the vessel Dragonera have rescued a sea turtle off the coast of Mallorca that had one of its flippers entangled in a net and have taken it to... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 10)

• Coastal communities urged to help as hawksbill turtle rescued in NegOr - Turtle tags are small, durable metal or alloy identification clips attached to a sea turtle's flipper. They help researchers monitor the turtles... (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 33)

• Palm Beach is seeing an uptick in loggerhead sea turtle nests - Accord to Palm Beach's sea turtle monitor, loggerhead turtles have built 400 more nests this year compared to the previous turtle nesting season. (Added: 28-Aug-2026 Hits: 95)

• The fisherman's daughter who turned turtle hunters into protectors - ... sea turtles was not a big deal. Since childhood, Teresa used to see her father, Jahangir Issa Haji, a renowned fisherman in Perani, venturing at... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 40)

• Sea turtle nesting season in Florida could break records this year - Here is the total number of sea turtle nests identified through the end of June in Florida, according to the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute:. (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 43)

• Inha's Barnacle-Based Sea Turtle Tracking - Sea turtles are among the representative endangered marine species designated by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 35)

• Cayman Islands team finds 400-pound sea turtle in pool, then hauls it back to sea - ... sea turtle in a swimming pool. The green sea turtle was lifted out, examined, tagged, and released back into the water. The rescue also drew... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 119)

• Endangered Kemp's ridley gets 15 minutes of fame in NYC before slipping in to the Atlantic - To encouraging chants by young campers and dignitaries alike, a sea turtle named Pancake made its way down a beach beside New York's Coney Island... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 24)

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