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News : News : Year : 2026

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• Tybee Island prepares for sea turtle nesting season - Turtle season officially kicks off Saturday on Tybee Island as loggerhead sea turtles begin nesting on the island's beaches. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 27)

• Sea Turtle Inc. holding gender reveal party for rescued turtle - Chief Executive Officer Wendy Knight said when a member of the public rescues a sea turtle, they get to name them. The person who rescued this sea... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 32)

• Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1 - Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1, and St. Johns County officials are asking residents, visitors, and businesses to help protect the turtles'... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 19)

• Cape Lookout officials urge visitors to give sea turtles space as season begins - CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. - Sea turtle season is already getting underway along the Crystal Coast. Officials with Cape Lookout National Seashore say the... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• ARC Walk brings pet lovers together in Sarasota to support affordable animal care - After record hatchling year, sea turtle nesting season returns to Anna Maria Island. Updated: 1 hour ago; Arrests made in Venice hit-and-run crash. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 21)

• Sea turtle nesting season returns to Tampa Bay beaches - Beach scene with calm blue sea. Two green ATVs parked near the water; a. A marked-off sea turtle nest. Photo: Clearwater Marine Aquarium. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 39)

• This Boy SAVED a Sea Turtle ♥️ #usa - It's just cruel of people, if they are selling turtles it should be turtles it has to be turtoise because they are good pets but turtles are sea... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 12)

• Grants, volunteers and planning help sea turtle season begin - Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 14)

• Meet Magpie, the South Padre Island dog helping save sea turtles - Meet Magpie, the 10-month-old Lab-mix helping Sea Turtle Inc. protect wildlife on South Padre Island. Trained to sniff out hidden nests in minutes... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 22)

• Loggerhead Marinelife Center hosting new after hours art and music event - ... SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL AFTER HOURS. AND WHAT, HOW HOW WAS THIS IDEA KIND OF BORN? HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? IT CAME ABOUT BECAUSE WE HOST A LOT OF... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 14)

• DENR secures green sea turtle nesting site in Alona Beach, monitors 227 eggs - Green sea turtle eggs lie in the sand at Henann Premier Coast in Alona, Panglao, on April 25. All 227 eggs were later relocated to a safer area... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 30)

• Sea Turtle Season is Here - From May 1st to October 31st, Marco Island beaches turn into a very important habitat for female loggerhead sea turtles. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 27)

• IMMS releases rehabilitated sea turtle on Biloxi Beach - (WLOX) - The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released a Kemp's ridley sea turtle on Biloxi Beach across from Edgewater Mall. Sixth-grade... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 9)

• A perfect score for Nest 16! - ... Sea Turtles ); Nags Head; OBX Marine Stranding Network; OBX Surf Info... sea turtle nests and hatchlings on the Northern Outer Banks, just under... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 35)

• Dozens of sea turtles rescued, 5 dead on Anna Maria Island due to artificial lighting - ANNA MARIA, Fla. - More than 70 sea turtle hatchlings were rescued and five were found dead this week after being disoriented by artificial... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Panama Communities Race To Save Sea Turtles From Climate Change - Local communities are taking their fight to the beaches to protect sea turtles from a changing climate in Panama's Azuero Peninsula,... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 11)

• Rare Sea Turtle Near Death on UK Beach Gets 5,000-mile Lift to Texas Rehab Before... - A Kemp's ridley sea turtle named Rhossi got a 5000-mile lift from the UK to Texas where a rehab at Houston Zoo will help him get back home. (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 44)

• Dozens of sea turtle hatchlings rescued, 5 dead on Anna Maria Island - Rescuers found nearly 80 sea turtle hatchlings on Anna Maria Island after artificial lighting drew them away from their nests, officials say. (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 50)

• A sea turtle laid her eggs on Sagone beach - Intervenants -Pierre Moisson, directeur et v�t�rinaire du centre A Cupulatta Equipe - Gabin Cransac, Cl�ment Tronchon, Anna Peron Toutes les infos... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 36)

• Creating value from sea turtle conservation. - Creating value from sea turtle conservation. Besides exploring the landscape, visitors to Con Dao National Park (Con Dao Special Economic Zone,... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 28)

• Unprotected Nesting: Tourists Capture Sea Turtle Hatchlings Emerging Among Beach... - A video widely shared on social media captured dozens of sea turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and crawling past tables, chairs,... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 11)

• In 1966, Marlon Brando bought a private Polynesian atoll after filming 'Mutiny on the Bounty' - ... sea turtle hatchlings recorded after decades of habitat protection. Biologists monitoring Tetiaroa Atoll recorded more than 15,614 green sea turtle... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 44)

• North Topsail Beach firefighters give a rehabbed sea turtle its surfside sendoff - NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, Onslow County - Members of the North Topsail Beach Fire Department helped return a rehabilitated sea turtle to the Atlantic... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 28)

• 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: 24)

• Eight cold-stunned sea turtles crawl to Atlantic after Riverhead rehab - A rehabilitated sea turtle marked with a turquoise "49" crawls toward the Atlantic at Tiana Beach Wednesday with a satellite transmitter affixed to... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 130)

• 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: 25)

• 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: 42)

• Injured loggerhead sea turtle rescued from Intracoastal Waterway - An injured loggerhead sea turtle is receiving veterinary care after being rescued Tuesday from the Intracoastal Waterway near Swansboro. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 32)

• 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: 23)

• 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: 37)

• Museum highlights patrol - Organized in 2010, the North Myrtle Beach Sea Turtle Patrol is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of endangered sea turtles. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 36)

• Keeping Sea Turtles Healthy At Boston's N.E. Aquarium | WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - It's a coordinated heavy lift at New England Aquarium when it's time for Myrtle the Green Sea Turtle's physical examination. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 15)

• Five endangered sea turtles named Times New Roman, Papyrus, and Gigi swim free off Cape Cod - ... sea turtles - another case in Massachusetts with a Kemp Ridley sea turtle named Pancake who was able to return to the Atlantic after months of care. (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 36)

• Ancient turtle bones offer insight into future Caribbean conservation - ... sea turtle bones recovered from archaeological sites on Curaçao and Bonaire, uncovering a thousand-year record of human-turtle interaction that... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 23)

• 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: 22)

• 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: 25)

• 100-kg turtle rescued, returned to sea - A 100-kilogram green sea turtle was rescued and released back into the sea, after it washed ashore in Jomalig, Quezon following a strong... (Added: 30-Jul-2026 Hits: 37)

• 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: 35)

• Krysta released for Tour de Turtles - A loggerhead sea turtle named Krysta slipped into the Gulf at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach on Monday morning, June 29. (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 16)

• This Bionic Sea Turtle Could Be A Surprising Ally In The Fight Against Ocean Pollution - The Bionic Underwater Robot Turtle (BURT), designed by student Evan Budz, uses a Raspberry Pi and AI software to detect plastic waste and... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 146)

• From a Sea Turtle Release to an Outhouse Race, These Ten Fourth of July Traditions... - From outhouse races in Vermont to an annual sea turtle release in Hawaii, here are some of our favorite ways to commemorate the Fourth across the... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 25)

• The scientist behind the protection of sea turtles in Cuba has passed away - Dr. F�lix Guillermo Moncada Gavil�n, a Cuban scientist who led the conservation of sea turtles in Cuba and the Greater Caribbean for over 40 years... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 33)

• How can anglers help to decrease risk to sea turtles? - In 2004, a portion of the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery in the Northeast Distant Waters region exceeded the number of sea turtle interactions... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 28)

• 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: 31)

• 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: 33)

• 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: 84)

• 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: 23)

• Sea turtle "Soggy Bottom' released in Cocoa Beach after recovery. Photos - A juvenile green sea turtle was released back to the ocean following a three-month rehabilitation at East Coast Zoological Foundation's Sea Turtle... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 26)

• Krysta the loggerhead sea turtle is on the move after Coquina Beach release - BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (WWSB) - An adult female loggerhead sea turtle released from Coquina Beach on Monday is now sending location data through... (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 17)

• New Florida manatee, sea turtle decals support wildlife conservation efforts - Florida drivers can now show their support for wildlife conservation with the release of the new 2026-2027 manatee and sea turtle decals. (Added: 30-Jun-2026 Hits: 32)

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