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News : News : Year : 2026

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• THE CRAB'S LAST SWIM - Sea turtles are opportunistic predators, and crabs offer dense protein along with calcium for their shells. Hunting in open water takes precision,... (Added: 7-Jul-2026 Hits: 42)

• Zoo nurse Celine's inspiring work saving sea turtles | Now to Love - Animal lover Celine shares her passion for animals, global work with sea turtles, and dedication to conservation at Auckland Zoo. (Added: 7-Jul-2026 Hits: 37)

• 13 coastal towns where sea turtles return every year - Every year, sea turtles travel thousands of miles across the ocean to return to the very beaches where they were born. (Added: 7-Jun-2026 Hits: 12)

• Rohingya: The human barnacles in Malaysia - ... sea turtles and whales. Once a barnacle latc... These marine creatures attach themselves in dense clusters to ship hulls, rocks, and even the skin of... (Added: 7-Jun-2026 Hits: 12)

• Israeli strike wounds sea turtle conservationist in Lebanon - Mansouri Beach, south of Tyre and around 8-10 km from the Israeli border, is a critical nesting ground for endangered loggerhead and green sea turtles... (Added: 7-Jun-2026 Hits: 20)

• Firefighters rescue turtle trapped in drain near Melaka motel - "Firefighters found a sea turtle stuck inside a drain and immediately carried out a rescue operation to remove the marine species safely. "The turtle... (Added: 7-Jun-2026 Hits: 13)

• Porkchop, a Rescued Green Sea Turtle, Returns Home After Receiving Care and ... - Aquarium staff rehabilitated the rescued sea turtle for nearly a year before its release - Long Beach, Californiaâ After receiving nearly one year of... (Added: 7-Mar-2026 Hits: 8)

• Rare baby sea turtles are washing up on Texas beaches - Texas is experiencing a record sea turtle nesting season, and now wildlife officials are responding to an unexpected side effect: a rise in baby... (Added: 7-Mar-2026 Hits: 21)

• First loggerhead sea turtle nests of South Carolina's 2026 season found - South Carolina's 2026 sea turtle nesting season is underway, with the first two loggerhead nests of the year discovered on Friday. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 28)

• Woman travels the world to see all 7 species of sea turtle - A Canadian mother of two discovered a new passion in 2020: protecting sea turtles. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 32)

• MORNING BUZZ: Sea turtle nesting season begins with two nests already reported - EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) - Sea Turtle nesting season is officially underway in the Lowcountry and already beachgoers have reported finding nests... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 20)

• 7 sea turtles admitted to the SC Aquarium & seeks medical supplies - CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - The South Carolina Aquarium is asking for public support after a recent surge in rescued sea turtles brought seven new... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 27)

• Two sea turtles return to Mediterranean after months of rehabilitation - ..., released at Beit Yanai Beach with Poleg after both were rehabilitated at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 18)

• Tamaulipas reports a strong nesting season for the world's rarest sea turtle - Tamaulipas records 2307 nests and 207000 eggs of the world's rarest sea turtle in a promising start to the 2026 Kemp's ridley season. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 22)

• The Wildlife Rescued in the Wake of Every Mission - ... sea turtle hatchling release program timed to nighttime departures... Illegal fishing in marine protected areas damages reef systems, seabird colonies,... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 24)

• Huge Hawksbill Sea Turtle Spotted Feeding Beneath a Jetty at ONE°15 Marina Sentosa... - A TikTok video showing a massive sea turtle casually feeding beneath a marina jetty in Sentosa has captured the attention of netizens online. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 9)

• Lido Beach sea turtles By Brett M Wallin - Lido Beach sea turtles By Brett M Wallin. Published: May 7, 2026 at 8:55 AM PDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago. Share. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 15)

• VIDEO: South Carolina Aquarium admits 7 new sea turtle patients - VIDEO: South Carolina Aquarium admits 7 new sea turtle patients... The Pender County Animal Shelter has announced it will be closing for renovations... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 13)

• First nests of sea turtle season on west end - - Keep your distance from marked sea turtle nests, and do not disturb nesting sea turtles. To report lighting issues, sea turtle hazards on the... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 23)

• South Carolina Aquarium admits 7 new sea turtle patients - Their names are: Alfredo, Green Goddess, Wasabi, Salsa, Horseradish, Pesto, and Sriracha. The green and Kemp's ridley sea turtles were stranded and... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 14)

• Satellite Beach delays dog walking ordinance - For now, it's back to no dogs on Satellite Beach, as two citizen boards hash out how our favorite canines, sea turtles and other wildlife can... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 93)

• Sea turtle program reports second year of record-high hatchlings - The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Program reported another successful turtle nesting season, with a record-breaking 3597... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 16)

• Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center releases seven turtles - ... sea turtles into the Gulf. The Gulfarium CARE Center of Okaloosa Island released seven sea turtles on May in Walton County. Tina Harbuck/The... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 18)

• Sea turtles: "Kesam" and "Polag" - (haipo) - Sea turtles "Kesam" and "Polag", who were rehabilitated at the National Sea Turtle Rescue Center of the Israel Nature and Parks... (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 39)

• Season's 1st sea turtle nests discovered in Georgia, South Carolina - The first loggerhead sea turtle nests of the season have been found in Georgia and South Carolina, officials in both states said. (Added: 7-May-2026 Hits: 32)

• CROW receives $20K grant for sea turtle care - The funding will enhance capabilities at CROW's new Harkey Sea Turtle Complex, including advanced diagnostic equipment to treat injured turtles across... (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 8)

• First rescued sea turtle of 2026 set for ocean release on Jekyll Island - (WTOC) - The Georgia Sea Turtle Center is preparing for its first sea turtle release of the 2026 season. The release is scheduled for Wednesday, April... (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 27)

• Sea turtle Carnegie cleared for release by Georgia Sea Turtle Center - The Georgia Sea Turtle Center released Carnegie, a juvenile Green sea turtle, that was rescued from Cumberland Island in 2025. (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 19)

• Environmental groups push back against country beach concert - Local environmentalists said that sea turtle and black skimmer nesting are at risk this year because of the concert. (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 26)

• Couple Saves Sea Turtle Trapped in Netting in Maldives - A couple worked together to rescue a sea turtle that was thoroughly entangled in a fishing net in the southern Maldives on Thursday, April 2,... (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 31)

• Debate grows over shark fishing concerns on Marco Island - ... sea turtle nesting season begins. Advertisement. At Marco Island's City Council meeting Monday, council member Bonita Schwan said they received... (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 18)

• Wildlife refuge saves barnacle-covered sea turtle on the verge of death: 'She came to us in a... - Bear the hawksbill sea turtle was in dire straits when she was found stranded on a beach in Australia. (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 8)

• Aquarium of the Pacific just rescued an enormous sea turtle. They need your help saving her flipper. - Meatloaf, a green sea turtle weighing nearly 250 pounds, swims in a rehabilitation tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach on April 8, 2026. (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• BHPS Second Grade Students Participate in STEAM Project and Learn about Sea Turtle... - ... sea turtle conservation and the Engineering Design Process. Ms. Wilczynski shared, "Working with second-graders for the first time on a STEAM unit... (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 22)

• Georgia Sea Turtle Center releases first turtle of 2026 - Wednesday, April 8 at 12 p.m. at Oceanview Beach Park, Carnegie the sea turtle will be released back into the ocean. (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 9)

• A Historic Achievement: Panama Releases Over 340,000 Sea Turtles and Activates a... - Panama released more than 340000 sea turtles in 2025, with records reflecting sustained effort on both coasts: 17321 specimens in the Caribbean. (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 13)

• "Country Thunder" is no friend of sea turtles - or following protocol - The kicker is that the event is scheduled right smack-dab in the middle of sea turtle nesting season, which runs from March 1 through Oct. 31, and... (Added: 8-Apr-2026 Hits: 22)

• Volusia Deputies Rescue 75 Disoriented Baby Sea Turtles Near Atlantic Avenue - Volusia County deputies and county workers rescued 75 disoriented baby sea turtles crawling toward Atlantic Avenue instead of the ocean. (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 38)

• Sea Turtle Nest Excavation in Boca Raton: Watch Gumbo Limbo Biologists Dig Up a... - Gumbo Limbo biologists will dig up a hatched sea turtle nest at Spanish River Park in Boca Raton on Sunday. The event is free and open to the... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 51)

• 《TAIPEI TIMES》 Stray Lanyu dogs attacking sea turtles: report - By Liu Jen-wei and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerWild dogs have been digging up and eating sea turtle eggs and attacking the... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 47)

• Deputies rescue disoriented sea turtle hatchlings in Volusia County | FOX 51 Gainesville - A group of disoriented sea turtle hatchlings is safely back in the ocean after Volusia County deputies found the turtles traveling away from the... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 6)

• Rehabilitated sea turtles make their way back home - Donatello is a 165-pound adult female loggerhead sea turtle and a repeat patient at the Gulfarium CARE Center. This time she was hooked at the... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 51)

• Volusia County deputies rescue 70+ baby sea turtles - Deputies found dozens of hatchlings on the beach late Thursday after they became disoriented. (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 56)

• Kiawah Island sees nearly 500 sea turtle nests, the most in years - The sea turtle team at the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge up the coast from Charleston documented nearly 3,400 loggerhead nests so far this... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 69)

• We Love Our Sea Turtles in Panama: MiAMBIENTE Establishes the National Committee for... - ... Sea Turtles, a permanent body that will seek to coordinate inter... sea turtles and their habitats, the National Action Plan for the... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 5)

• Loggerhead Sea Turtles Break Nest Record in Georgia - Loggerhead sea turtle nests along the Atlantic coast in the US have set a new 37-year record, topping every annual count for beaches in the state... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 43)

• Rare turtle Rhossi to be flown 5,000 miles home to Gulf of Mexico - Rhossi the Kemp's ridley sea turtle was found close to death in December 2023, and has been nursed back to health by staff at the Anglesey Sea Zoo. (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 45)

• Rare sea turtle rescued in Wales begins 5,000-mile journey home - Credit: Anglesey Sea Zoo A critically endangered sea turtle rescued from a Welsh beach is preparing for an extraordinary 5000-mile journey home. (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 52)

• Quick-Thinking Tourists Find Lost Sea Turtle in Florida - This video filmed by Megan Nichols captures the heartwarming moment she rescued a lost baby sea turtle after spotting it crawling along a road in... (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 40)

• Volusia County deputies rescue more than 70 baby sea turtles - Volusia County deputies rescued more than 70 baby sea turtles that were heading inland instead of toward the ocean. (Added: 8-Aug-2026 Hits: 38)

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