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• Mote Documents First Sea Turtle Nest of 2026 | Sarasota Magazine - Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle activity of the 2026... (Added: 27-Apr-2026 Hits: 59)

• 3 Florida beach restoration projects celebrated by Army Corps, counties - All state and federal sea turtle regulations were followed, the work was done before most sea turtles started nesting, and the new sand will give... (Added: 27-Apr-2026 Hits: 135)

• Sea Turtle Monitoring on Casey Key - Staff from Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation & Research team intern Brooke DeRuwe monitors sea turtle nests on Casey Key beach on May 21, 2021. (Added: 27-Apr-2026 Hits: 55)

• Sea turtle nesting season kicks off on islands - Nesting season for sea turtles recently kicked off on Sanibel and Captiva. April 15 marked the first day, and it will run through October. (Added: 27-Apr-2026 Hits: 46)

• Earliest Mickler's loggerhead sea turtle nest found - Mickler's Landing Turtle Patrol found the earliest recorded loggerhead sea turtle nest on their beach Sunday morning, April 26. (Added: 27-Apr-2026 Hits: 45)

• Seychelles strengthens sea turtle protection with new seasonal protected areas - The measures target hawksbill and green turtles, the two sea turtle species that nest in Seychelles. According to the ministry's July newsletter,... (Added: 27-Aug-2026 Hits: 89)

• Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 8-26-26 - Weekly turtle reports State Park Turtle Numbers Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 19207 hatchlings Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead,... (Added: 27-Aug-2026 Hits: 69)

• Sea Turtle Patrol announce 10 new nest at St. George Island - Sea Turtle Patrol announce 10 new nest at St. George Island. @WMBBTV1 like21 views12 hours ago more. Subscribe. Comments. Comment. (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 63)

• Tybee Island breaks sea turtle nesting record - TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) - Tybee Island is celebrating a record-breaking sea turtle nesting season, with conservationists documenting more... (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 69)

• Home Is Where Sea Turtles Return | Community - Maria Floris with baby Lucas Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia Floris in front of their adopted sea turtle nest.... sea turtle nests along the shoreline. (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 69)

• Local turtle nests damaged by Tropical Storm Bertha - Sea turtle nesting season took a hard hit during Tropical Storm Bertha. (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 54)

• Hatchling sea turtles head for the ocean - A nest of loggerhead sea turtles hatched and headed for the ocan. (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 58)

• Researchers in Costa Rica Document a Remora Clinging to a Nesting Turtle - On a dark night last September on the Osa Peninsula, a female olive ridley sea turtle dragged herself out of the Pacific to nest at Playa... (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 66)

• Such a privilege: Meet the matriarchs of the sea | St. Lucie County - It is peak nesting and hatching season for sea turtles, one of the most marvelous creatures on earth. I recently joined one of the final guided turtle... (Added: 27-Jul-2026 Hits: 70)

• 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: 40)

• Sea turtle to be released and tracked during Tour de Turtles - On the morning of Monday, June 29, or Tuesday, June 30, at approximately 8 a.m., a nesting sea turtle fitted with a satellite-monitored... (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 41)

• 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: 47)

• Sea Turtle Nesting Season in Puerto Vallarta Guide - A practical Puerto Vallarta guide to sea turtle nesting season, hatchling releases, roped-off beaches, photos, myths and how to help. (Added: 27-Jun-2026 Hits: 40)

• 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: 40)

• 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: 42)

• 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: 46)

• 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: 35)

• 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: 40)

• 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: 38)

• 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: 42)

• FWC urges beachgoers not to touch turtle hatchlings washed onto shore - ... sea turtles, Playalinda Beach, Volusia, Coast, Sea turtles, FWC. PLAYALINDA BEACH, Fla - Strong winds and rough surf can push tiny sea turtle... (Added: 27-Sep-2026 Hits: 41)

• First-ever West Coast sea turtle eggs rescued before swell - First-ever West Coast sea turtle eggs rescued before swell. 00:56. UP NEXT. Iran offers new proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz. 00:48. Fans mark... (Added: 27-Sep-2026 Hits: 59)

• Leatherback turtles could set new statewide nesting record in Florida - Preliminary 2026 Sea Turtle Nesting Season... - Florida's loggerhead sea turtles have reached a preliminary 136,972 nests statewide as of Aug. (Added: 27-Sep-2026 Hits: 60)

• 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: 41)

• 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: 53)

• 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: 40)

• 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: 75)

• 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: 81)

• 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: 129)

• 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: 78)

• 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: 79)

• 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: 59)

• Tropical Storm Bertha devastated local sea turtle nests - Tropical Storm Bertha devastated local sea turtle nests For more Local News from WALA: https://www.fox10tv.com/ For more YouTube Content:... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 61)

• Holden Beach, North Carolina Sea Turtles Face Heat Challenges During Nesting Season - Record numbers of sea turtle nests have been documented this summer in Holden Beach, North Carolina, but extreme July heat is raising concerns... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 70)

• 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: 67)

• Record number of sea turtles nest on Duval beaches as Florida tracks nesting boom - It's been a busy and egg-citing season for Duval County's resident sea turtle watchdogs, with more nests discovered on the beaches than ever... (Added: 28-Jul-2026 Hits: 88)

• Orange Beach announces important development in sea turtle nesting season - (WALA) - Orange Beach has welcomed its fourth loggerhead sea turtle nest of the 2026 nesting season, a milestone volunteers say highlights the... (Added: 28-Jun-2026 Hits: 36)

• Tybee Sea Turtle Project volunteers find nest 6 - Volunteers with the Tybee Island Sea Turtle Project Dawn Patrol spotted the crawl of a loggerhead sea turtle and were able to relocate nest number... (Added: 28-Jun-2026 Hits: 47)

• Sea turtle nesting patrols start April 1 on North Padre Island - Sea turtle nesting patrols begin April 1 along North Padre Island as officials ramp up efforts to protect endangered species during peak nesting... (Added: 28-Mar-2026 Hits: 51)

• Sea Turtle Report | Keeping Marco's Beach Dark - All these items can obstruct nesting turtles and pose risks to hatchlings. Sea Turtles Like it Dark!According to the Sea Turtle Conservancy, nesting... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 46)

• Where science meets the sand: S.C. kids help protect turtle nest - South Carolina's sea turtle nesting season runs from May through October, with loggerhead sea turtles making up the vast majority of nests found along... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 45)

• Rare olive ridley sea turtle nest documented in Florida for the first time - The turtle, named "Tini," came ashore in an area more commonly used by loggerhead, leatherback, and green sea turtles. Olive ridleys are typically... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 52)

• Are boys being born? Male sea turtle tracking effort begins in Georgia - A loggerhead sea turtle nests at Padre Island National Seashore in Texas. Loggerheads lay eggs annually on the shore of Georgia but warming sands... (Added: 28-May-2026 Hits: 38)

• First local sea turtle nest of 2026 season has been spotted - VENICE, Fla. - Sea turtle nesting season technically begins on May 1, but local conservation groups are already tracking activity down in Sarasota... (Added: 29-Apr-2026 Hits: 54)

• Collier County's first 2026 sea turtle nest -- a loggerhead -- recorded on Barefoot Beach - Sea turtle nesting season in this area runs from spring to the end of October each year. During this time, the Sea Turtle Protection Team's... (Added: 29-Apr-2026 Hits: 52)

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