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• Warm El Niño Waters Coincide With California's First Recorded Sea Turtle Nest - A sea turtle came ashore and laid eggs in Seal Beach, California - the first time a nest has been documented on the U.S. West Coast. (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 115)

• Sea turtles lay eggs on West Coast beach for first time - A sea turtle has nested on a West Coast beach for what wildlife experts say is the first time in recorded history. (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 105)

• Loggerhead sea turtle nest vandalized on Holden Beach - The ESA and North Carolina law provide penalties for disturbing sea turtle nests and for taking, harassing or harming sea turtles, and they afford... (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 93)

• Sea turtle makes West Coast nesting history in Southern California - Beachgoers near Seal Beach got an unexpected visitor this month - and it wasn't just passing through.An olive ridley sea turtle was observed... (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 70)

• Holden Beach police investigating vandalism of sea turtle nest - Police are investigating after a protected sea turtle nest was vandalized overnight on Holden Beach, according to the Holden Beach Turtle Patrol. (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 104)

• Rare sea turtle lays eggs in Orange County in first documented West Coast nesting - HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A female olive ridley sea turtle is making history along the Southern California shoreline, with two nests... (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 109)

• Sea Turtle Nests On Southern California Beach For First Time in Recorded History - An olive ridley sea turtle laid eggs in Seal Beach, marking the first known natural sea turtle nest recorded on the West Coast. (Added: 22-Sep-2026 Hits: 114)

• Florida sea turtle eggs relocated from nests for beach restoration - Over 4100 Florida sea turtle eggs were removed from 45 nests, including 3429 leatherbacks and 122 loggerheads. Here's why. (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 65)

• Fujairah releases rehabilitated sea turtles into natural habitat - Of the seven sea turtle species worldwide, five are found in the UAE. Hawksbill turtles are the only species known to nest annually along the western... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 52)

• Look: Green sea turtles released after being rescued in Fujairah - Of the world's seven remaining sea turtle species, five are found in UAE waters. The hawksbill turtle is the only species known to nest annually... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 64)

• Sea turtle season is here | Sports - Beach vehicle driving ends here in Emerald Isle on April 30 each year, coinciding with the beginning of sea turtle nesting and hatching season... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 91)

• Conservationists optimistic as sea turtle season ramps up - Community education and conservation have led to cautious optimism heading into sea turtle nesting season. (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 58)

• Florida volunteers save 4,000 sea turtle eggs from being bulldozed - Over the last few weeks, trained personnel and volunteers in Treasure Coast, Florida have been painstakingly moving over 4,100 sea turtle eggs from 45... (Added: 23-Apr-2026 Hits: 46)

• Sea turtles are hatching in near-record numbers in NC this year. Here's why - ... Sea Turtle Protection Program. Usually, sea turtle eggs incubate for about 60 days before they hatch and make their way back to the ocean - that's... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 139)

• Good News This Week: August 22, 2026 - Loggerhead sea turtles are having a record nesting season on the East Coast, especially Florida. A nearly 10-mile stretch of Florida beach just... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 87)

• In Florida, 56 baby sea turtles got a boat ride to the floating seaweed they need to survive - The East Coast Zoological Foundation's first offshore hatchling transport of the nesting season came after dozens of baby sea turtles were recovered... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 135)

• Fuwairit Beach Celebrates A Major Sea Turtle Hatching Milestone - Fuwairit Beach Celebrates A Major Sea Turtle Hatching Milestone. Farheen. ByFarheen. Fuwairit Beach sea turtles Qatar Hawksbill turtle nesting season... (Added: 23-Aug-2026 Hits: 67)

• Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs at NAS Oceana, marking first nesting in Virginia - - A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs at Naval Air Station Oceana's Dam Neck Annex, marking the first recorded leatherback to nest in Virginia. The NAS... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 127)

• Volusia passes sea turtle nesting season record with months to spare - Much of this is attributable to sea turtle conservation efforts started decades ago. Most sea turtles take about 30 years to reach sexual maturity,... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 87)

• Anna Marina Island sea turtle nests washed away amid Bertha waves - (WWSB) - Tropical Storm Bertha has taken a toll on the local sea turtle nesting. New reports from Anna Maria Island alone show nearly 200 turtle... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 56)

• Videos show washed-out sea turtle nests on Pass-a-Grille Beach - - Nests belonging to sea turtles and black skimmers were washed away after storms passed through Pass-a-Grille Beach this week. Videos from early... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 103)

• Sea turtle nests on Pass-a-Grille Beach washed away by storms - Nests belonging to sea turtles and black skimmers were washed away after storms passed through Pass-a-Grille Beach this week. (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 63)

• Bertha's rough surf hits sea turtle nests on Pinellas beaches - Video from a Spectrum Bay News 9 viewer shows at least a dozen sea turtle nests were impacted on Pass-a-Grille and St. Pete Beach. (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 60)

• Tropical Storm Bertha washes away sea turtle nests along Florida's Gulf Coast - Sea turtles help support marine ecosystems by maintaining healthier seagrass beds and ocean food webs that coastal communities rely on. When those... (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 98)

• Tropical Storm Bertha wipes out hundreds of sea turtle nests on St. George Island - Tropical Storm Bertha wipes out hundreds of sea turtle nests on St. George Island. @WMBBTVNo likesNo views1 minute ago (Added: 23-Jul-2026 Hits: 91)

• Critically endangered hawksbill turtle spotted in Singapore - Under the overcast sky on June 22, one of the first sea turtles of Singapore's 2026 nesting season lumbered ashore in East Coast Park. (Added: 23-Jun-2026 Hits: 78)

• Rare species report and drought expansion mark key conservation day - ... Sea turtle milestone: Texas breaks its annual Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting record by mid-June, offering hope for the world's most endangered... (Added: 23-Jun-2026 Hits: 62)

• Loggerhead lays 111 eggs in Myrtle Beach, marking fourth nest of season - A loggerhead sea turtle laid 111 eggs in Myrtle Beach early Tuesday, marking the city's fourth sea turtle nest of the season, according to the... (Added: 23-Jun-2026 Hits: 52)

• Navarre Beach lights kill sea turtles, Santa Rosa looks to end carnage - It is estimated 250 to 300 sea turtle hatchlings died last year when artificial lighting on Navarre Beach lured them away from the Gulf. (Added: 23-Mar-2026 Hits: 59)

• First Sea Turtle Nests of 2026 Reported in South Carolina | Walterboro Live - loggerhead sea turtle nests of the year reported this morning at Edisto Beach State Park (MTP 545) and the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 44)

• Sea turtle protection corrals officially installed in sandy areas of Cancun Hotel Zone - Cancun, Q.R. -- Cancun has started preparing sea turtle corrals in the hotel zone to protect eggs found buried along the beach. (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 53)

• Georgia's first sea turtle nest of the season hatches on Jekyll Island - Action News Jax told you when the state's first sea turtle nest of the season was laid on the shores of Jekyll Island on May 1. (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 43)

• Shifting sands: what seven years of nest counts reveal about Maldivian sea turtles - A new study by ORP, published in January 2026, traces how sea turtle nesting across the Maldives has changed over time - highlighting both troubling... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 64)

• FWC Warns Memorial Day Beachgoers: Give Sea Turtles, Shorebirds Room To Nest - FWC is reminding Memorial Day beachgoers to give nesting sea turtles, shorebirds and seabirds space as nesting season continues along Florida's... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 45)

• Five More Arrested as Costa Rica Steps Up Sea Turtle Protection at Ostional - Five more people were arrested during the latest sea turtle arribada at Ostional, bringing September arrests linked to suspected illegal egg... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 131)

• Endangered sea turtle nests on Orange County beach - A sea turtle currently nesting on an Orange County beach is the first known sea turtle on record to nest naturally anywhere on the West Coast,... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 101)

• Sea turtle hatchling numbers down sharply this season - Tropical Storm Bertha wiped out dozens of sea turtle nests. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 55)

• Lights over Buc-ee's interstate exit dimmer - That's the site of the yearlong controversy over potential harm to baby hatchling sea turtles from the unusually bright lights installed at the Texas-... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 97)

• Sea turtle make first-ever natural nest on the West Coast - An olive ridley sea turtle laid eggs in Southern California, marking the first recorded natural nesting of any sea turtle species on the U.S. West... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 114)

• Sea turtle eggs in Huntington Beach, Surfside mark a historic first - An olive ridley sea turtle is seen burying her eggs in the sands of Huntington Beach on Sunday. The spot, and another in Seal Beach, are reportedly... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 88)

• Sea turtles nest debuts along Southern California coast - For the first time ever, sea turtles have laid nests in California. The Olive ridley turtles usually nest farther south in Mexico,... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 132)

• Endangered sea turtle lays eggs in California for first time in recorded history - On Wednesday, lifeguards spotted an olive ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying her eggs near Seal Beach. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 127)

• El Nino likely drives sea turtles to nest on California beaches - Two sea turtles have laid eggs on Southern California beaches, marking the first recorded natural nesting of the species on the West Coast. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 99)

• Rare Sea Turtle Nesting on US West Coast - An unprecedented event unfolds in Orange County as an Olive Ridley sea turtle lays eggs, marking the first recorded natural nesting for any sea... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 121)

• Sea turtle makes nesting history on California beach - An olive ridley sea turtle was spotted laying eggs on a beach in Orange County, Calif., marking the first recorded natural sea turtle nesting on... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 121)

• Sea turtles laying eggs at Huntington Beach and Seal Beach are a first - Two olive ridley sea turtles have laid eggs on the sand on Southern California beaches. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 90)

• Second sea turtle spotted nesting on Southern California beach after historic sighting - A second sea turtle has laid eggs on Southern California shores, days after another olive ridley sea turtle nested on the West Coast for the first... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 142)

• Rescue Dog Magpie Helps Find Endangered Sea Turtle Nests in Texas - Meet Magpie, the Rescue Dog Saving Thousands of Baby Sea Turtles By Using Her Nose (Exclusive). In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the... (Added: 24-Apr-2026 Hits: 68)

• World's largest sea turtles return to Panama's Pacific coast - Leatherback sea turtles, the world's largest marine turtle species, have returned to nest on Panama's Pacific coast after nearly a decade. (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 157)

• Public invited to sea turtle nest excavation Tuesday in Buxton | Island Free Press - The public will have an opportunity to get a close-up look at sea turtle conservation work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Tuesday, Aug. 25... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 28)

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