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News : News : Year : 2026

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• Massachusetts rescue network races to save 'Lucky' and hundreds of stranded sea turtles - Young sea turtles can become cold-stunned after being drawn to Cape Cod beaches by warm waters. (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 49)

• Sea turtle nests still hatching on Anna Maria as nesting season coming to a close - Sea turtles hatch at night and use the night sky to find the relatively brighter ocean that reflects stars and the moon. Turtle watchers say it's... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 46)

• Rehabilitated sea turtles released in Cape Cod - The New England Aquarium released four Kemp's Ridley sea turtles back into the Atlantic after spending the summer nursing them to health. (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 60)

• PCB Sea Turtle Watch hosted presentation on nesting and hatching season - PCB Sea Turtle Watch hosted presentation on nesting and hatching season. @WMBBTV2 likes22 views12 hours ago more. Subscribe. Comments. (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 63)

• Sea turtles released in Cape Cod - The aquarium said the turtles washed up in November and December of last year, with a variety of medical conditions. Stay in the know with WPRI 12... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 61)

• Dozens of baby sea turtles rescued from pool in Florida Keys - Dozens of baby sea turtles recently ended up in the pool of an Islamorada home after being led astray by the home's bright lights. (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Video Moment on the Earth: Baby green sea turtles delight - Moment on the Earth: Baby green sea turtles delight - National Geographic shares adorable turtles from Australia's Great Barrier Reef. See more on "... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Four Sea Turtles Return To Wild After Apollo Beach Rehab | Osprey Observer - Four young sea turtles received a fresh start this week thanks to months of care at The Florida Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 11)

• Sea turtle lays 128 eggs in rare daytime nesting - A green sea turtle has laid 128 eggs on a Con Dao beach after coming ashore at around 9 am, an unusually late nesting time for a species that... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 54)

• Longboat Key seeing deaths of disoriented sea turtles - (WWSB) - Sea turtle watchers have reported another case of dead sea turtle hatchlings, this time, about a dozen on Longboat Key near Gulf of... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 56)

• Shell yeah! Turtle Crawl returns to Riverhead to help sea turtles - ... sea turtles and other marine animals across New York. Click here for tickets. "It's a fundraiser that directly supports the New York Marine Rescue... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 65)

• Discarded fishing gear injures sea turtles along Florida's Space Coast - ... sea turtle. Despite efforts by the zoo's medical team to save the turtle, it died from its injuries. Zoo officials said many of the injured sea... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 46)

• Emerald Isle sees third-largest sea turtle nesting season on record - (WITN) - It's peak sea turtle hatching season, with nests hatching all along the Crystal Coast. The Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol is busy... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 41)

• Online registration open for 5K Kemps Krawl Glow Run - HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Sea Turtle Inc. invites the community to its annual 5K to raise money for the nonprofit and its mission of sea... (Added: 21-Aug-2026 Hits: 64)

• Quick-thinking Rescuers Save Trapped Sea Turtle in Florida - A giant sea turtle has been rescued after becoming trapped beneath a wooden boardwalk on a sandy beach. The video shows Instagram user sagelajoie... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 55)

• 450-pound distressed sea turtle rescued in the Florida Keys - A 450-pound sea turtle is now safe after the U.S. Coast Guard and Marathon Turtle Hospital saved it near Sugarloaf Key on Sunday. Author: Elisabeth... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 65)

• 14 sea turtle hatchlings rescued from Florida storm drains - Firefighters stepped in to help a wildlife rescue group when over a dozen sea turtle hatchlings got trapped in storm drains at a Florida... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 71)

• Near 300-pound distressed sea turtle rescued by U.S. Coast Guard crew in Lower Florida Keys - A distressed female loggerhead sea turtle was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard crew about seven miles south of Sugarloaf Key on Sunday. (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 37)

• 29 cold-stunned sea turtles released into North Carolina waters after extended recovery as... - Science News: For sea turtles rescued from the icy waters off Cape Cod last autumn, the journey back to the ocean turned out to be far longer than... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 63)

• Tropical Storm Bertha washes out numerous St. George Island turtle nests - St. George Island Sea Turtle Patrol finds numerous sea turtles nests flooded by Tropical Storm Bertha's storm surge, July 20, 2026. (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 40)

• 140 Hawksbill hatchlings released in Zamboanga Sibugay - Some 140 critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle hatchlings were released at Pandilusan Island, Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay on Sunday, July 19,... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 57)

• Turtle found washed up on Preston Beach now being rehabilitated at Bunbury's Dolphin... - A juvenile green sea turtle found washed up on Preston Beach earlier this month is now recovering and being rehabilitated at Bunbury's Dolphin... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 43)

• Storm threatens sea turtle nests on Anna Maria Island - ... sea turtles in the middle of nesting season. Eggs remain buried beneath the sand in marked-off areas along the beach, and experts say the storm's... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 40)

• Olivia fights to return to the sea: Sea turtle recovering at Boka Aquarium after serious injuries - The Adriatic Sea becomes busier every summer. For sea turtles, this means that the path to the surface, where they must breathe, is also the most... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 36)

• Boca Raton Residents Can Use Gumbo Limbo's Hatchling Drop-Off Cooler to Help... - Boca Raton beachgoers are urged to leave sea turtle hatchlings alone unless they are injured, disoriented, or in danger. Learn when to help. (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 39)

• The shark wanted to EAT this sea turtle in Noronha! - The shark wanted to EAT this sea turtle in Noronha!. @mesquitareacts62 likes487 views24 minutes ago more. Subscribe. Comments. Comment. (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 47)

• How a Philippine community is protecting sea turtle hatchlings | News - The municipality of San Vicente in the Philippines' Palawan is a vital nesting ground for Olive Ridley sea turtles. (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 43)

• Orange Beach Funds Sea Turtle Life Support System and Considers PUD Resort Update - ... Aqua Systems, Inc., for life-support equipment at the Coastal Alabama Sea Turtle Facility. This project underscores the city's commitm. (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 38)

• 'Very sad': Bertha floods hundreds of St. George sea turtle nests - Tropical Storm Bertha impacted more than 200 sea turtle nests along the beaches on St. George Island. Devastated conservationists are hopeful some... (Added: 21-Jul-2026 Hits: 47)

• New database for sea turtle DNA hopes to protect species from extinction - A new DNA database for sea turtles is aiming to keep them from extinction. NBC's George Solis explains. (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 34)

• Mourners gather in Beirut to pay respects to Lebanese conservationist who died after Israeli strike - Mourners have gathered in Beirut to honor Mona Khalil, a Lebanese conservationist who died last week. (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 29)

• Renowned Lebanese Sea Turtle Conservationist Killed by IDF Attack Near Tyre - Mona Khalil, 76, a Lebanese environmental activist and sea turtle conservationist, died from injuries sustained two weeks earlier in an IDF attack... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 30)

• New global DNA database aims to fight illegal sea turtle trade worldwide - ... sea turtles. The database enables scientists to extract DNA from turtle shells, eggs, meat, and other products, helping identify where trafficked... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 33)

• Petition calls for changes to Jupiter Beach dance event amid nesting season - As sea turtle nesting season peaks along Florida's coast, a popular Jupiter Beach dance gathering faces growing scrutiny from conservation... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 35)

• Cops rescue 21 sea turtles - Authorities in Bali foiled an attempt last week to illegally trade 21 protected green sea turtles, police said. (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 46)

• Jupiter beach dance group makes changes after pushback from sea turtle conservationists - A Jupiter beach dance group is making changes after conservationists raised concerns about nighttime gatherings during peak sea turtle nesting... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 30)

• Does Removing Barnacles Hurt Sea Turtles? # SeaTurtle, #TurtleRescue, #Barnacles... - Important sea turtle fact! Too many barnacles can make swimming harder, but pulling them off carelessly can injure a turtle's shell or sensitive... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 28)

• Famed Lebanese turtle ecologist succumbs to injures recieved by Israeli strike - The group eulogized Khalil on its social media, noting that she had for decades "dedicated her life to protecting endangered sea turtles and their... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 32)

• Lebanese turtle conservationist Mona Khalil killed by Israeli strike - ... sea turtles, has died after being wounded in an Israeli strike. Khalil, 76, was injured when her house on Mansouri beach, near the southern city... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 26)

• Global DNA database created to fight illegal sea turtle trade - Researchers with the World Wildlife Fund have developed ShellBank, the first global marine turtle DNA database, to help identify trafficked... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 28)

• Loggerhead sea turtle returns to birthplace in Oman's beach after 12 years - Female loggerhead sea turtle revisits Oman's Masirah Island after 12 years, offering rare insight into site fidelity and conservation monitoring... (Added: 21-Jun-2026 Hits: 33)

• The Resilient Sea Turtle: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Life - What can Florida's sea turtles teach us about resilience? In this engaging session, discover how Loggerheads, Greens, and Leatherbacks overcome... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 26)

• Liefie and Thando tiny survivors of a tough journey at sea - Two tiny sea turtle hatchlings rescued along the KwaZulu-Natal coast are showing strong signs of recovery after arriving exhausted and weighed... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 38)

• NATURE NOTES: NestFest volunteers collect tons of trash - ... sea turtle and shorebird nesting habitat along the upper Texas Coast. Sea turtles and birds can easily get entangled in trash when they come onto... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 50)

• Tiny flippers, big impact: Development and nature can coexist - For eight years now, hatchling sea turtles -locally known as pawikan... Beyond protecting sea turtles, the program also seeks to nurture a... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 59)

• VIDEO: 'Tortellini' the sea turtle gets custom harness to help with swimming - Tortellini the sea turtle was found off the coast of Florida in February 2020, suffering trauma to the back end of her shell. (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 26)

• From sea turtles to praying mantises, Fujairah's planted mangroves are a hotbed of marine life - Study highlights success of emirate's efforts as UAE looks to plant 100 million mangroves by 2030. (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 20)

• First public sea turtle release scheduled for Sunday - The Texas Sealife Center will host their first public sea turtle release this Sunday at Mile Marker 216 in front of the Wyndham CC Resort on North... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 22)

• Sea Turtle with Shell Injury Gets Custom 3D-Printed Harness - A rescued sea turtle named Tortellini, who suffered a boat strike injury to her shell, has been outfitted with a custom 3D-printed harness to help... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 37)

• This Giant Snapping Turtle Weighed as Much as a Refrigerator - ... sea turtles, with leatherback turtles averaging 1,500 pounds and the largest sea turtle ever recorded weighing a massive 2,019 pounds! (© Hoth... (Added: 21-Mar-2026 Hits: 33)

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