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News : News : Year : 2026

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• 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)

• Celebrating World Turtle Day - Attribution: AP (original image)A sea turtle is seen in the Caribbean. Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you'll join us here... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 29)

• New home for rescued sea turtles coming to Galveston Island - Texas A&M at Galveston said they are planning to break ground on a new rehabilitation hospital and education center. (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 41)

• Kuwait Dive Team "committed" to protecting sea turtles - By Zahra Al-Kathmi KUWAIT, May 23 (KUNA) -- The Kuwait Dive Team is "committed" to protecting sea turtles in Kuwaiti waters,... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 69)

• Sea turtle rehabilitation hospital, education center coming to Galveston Island - The school anticipates breaking ground on the Cheryl Mellenthin Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital and Educational Outreach Center in December of this... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 70)

• 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)

• 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)

• Newly-built Sea Turtle Shelter in China's Hainan further helps sea turtles protection - A comprehensive, full-cycle protection system for sea turtles has hence been established. Atlantis Sanya has long been committed to sea turtle rescue... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 37)

• 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 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 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)

• 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: 91)

• 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: 98)

• 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: 125)

• 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: 133)

• 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: 100)

• 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: 89)

• 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)

• 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: 144)

• 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: 128)

• Sea turtle hatchling numbers down sharply this season - Tropical Storm Bertha wiped out dozens of sea turtle nests. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 56)

• Turtle Turnaround: Long-shot sea turtle makes it home on Earth Day - MARATHON - Her name is Nutella. Four months ago, this sweet sea turtle arrived at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys barely alive. (Added: 24-Apr-2026 Hits: 56)

• 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)

• Green Sea Turtle Scone Returns to Ocean After 678-Day Recovery - On the 22nd, at Sharen Beach in Danshui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan, a 70 cm-long green sea turtle named Scone, transported in an orange... (Added: 24-Apr-2026 Hits: 36)

• Protected Lara turtle beach dispute intensifies as illegal umbrellas, tents defy law - ... sea turtles. The discovery prompted a strong reaction from the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research (DFMR), as well as online and on social... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 120)

• Critically endangered hawksbill freed in the Philippines after fisherman calls for help - ... Roxas City, Philippines, became an animal rescue when fisherman Arnold Bongalonta discovered a juvenile hawksbill sea turtle caught in his net. (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 28)

• Sunbeds or sea turtles? New push to organize Lara Beach causes backlash - Sunbeds or sea turtles? New push to organize Lara Beach causes backlash. The Animal Party says turning one of Cyprus' most important turtle-nesting... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 101)

• 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)

• To understand plastic's impact on humans, scientists study Forest Park's turtles - "As a field veterinarian, I worked with sea turtles, and I really saw... what plastics were doing to sea turtle populations," she said. "It was... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 145)

• Hawksbill Sea Turtle Rescued, Recovered And Released Back Into The Sea - Hawksbill Sea Turtle Rescued, Recovered And Released Back Into The Sea. *Forest Department, Drishti Marine Lifeguards And ReefWatch Join Hands In... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 29)

• New England Aquarium releases more rehabbed turtles | Regional News - BOSTON - Four Kemp's ridley sea turtles are back in the ocean off Cape Cod after New England Aquarium released them Wednesday following months of... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 26)

• In Kenya, fishers who once killed sea turtles now call in rescues: 'We've become conservationists' - Local Ocean Conservation founding director Nicky Parazzi called sea turtles "a keystone species and key indicators of ocean health." More background. (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 138)

• Florida loggerheads top 13,800 nests, but habitat threats could unravel decades of progress - ... sea turtle populations. Healthy beaches support tourism, local identity... For sea turtles, habitat protection is critical. Even when they... (Added: 24-Aug-2026 Hits: 29)

• 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: 159)

• Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs in Virginia Beach, a first in the state - A leatherback sea turtle laid eggs on the Navy-owed beach at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex on Saturday night. It is the first recorded... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 71)

• Gulfarium releases three sea turtles into the Gulf - Ziti, a 126-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was the second to be released on July 24 at James Lee Park. Tina Harbuck/The Destin Log. Shelby... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 56)

• Endangered sea turtle returns to the ocean after months of rehabilitation - A Kemp's ridley sea turtle, a critically endangered species, returns to the Atlantic Ocean in Coney Island, New York after months of... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 61)

• Once-injured sea turtle "Pancake" makes return to the ocean - The turtle was rescued in the waters off Massachusetts back in November, suffering from what's called "cold stunning. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 67)

• Sea turtle trapped in burrow on Palm Beach's coastline - Video provided by Friends of Palm Beach show a nesting of sea turtles trapped in a flooded burrow that is fenced in by sargassum. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 75)

• A Day in the Life of a Sea Turtle Nest Monitor - Meet the North Carolina volunteers protecting sea turtles from predators, beach lights, and erosion-one nest at a time. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 67)

• 3 sea turtles released days after delay from Tropical Storm Bertha - 3 sea turtles released days after delay from Tropical Storm Bertha. @WMBBTVNo likes1 view10 minutes ago more. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 47)

• Gulfarium CARE Center releases 3 rehabilitated sea turtles back into Gulf - Residents who spot a dead, injured or distress sea turtle are asked to call the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 1-888-404-FWCC (1... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 57)

• In Virginia first, Leatherback sea turtle lays eggs at Oceana's Dam Neck Annex - A leatherback sea turtle has laid eggs at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex, in what the Natural Resources Team says is the first time... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 73)

• WITH VIDEO: How are the sea turtles doing this year? | News - A number of sea turtle species, like loggerheads, are endangered. The Coastal Wildlife Club, following protocols by the FWC, does studies across local... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 77)

• Not-so-tiny Timmy: Loggerhead rescued 7 miles south of the Florida Keys begins recovery - A sea turtle rescued off the Lower Florida Keys on July 19 now has a name, and she's proving to be a bit smaller than rescuers initially thought. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 72)

• US Navy hosts first-ever rare leatherback sea turtle nest in Virginia - Biologists are now awaiting hatchlings after a leatherback sea turtle nested in Virginia for the first time. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 61)

• World's largest sea turtle species nests in Virginia for first time in recorded history - The first recorded leatherback sea turtle nest in Virginia history has been discovered at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex in Virginia... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 57)

• Several sea turtle nests submerged in water after Tropical Storm Bertha - The impact of Tropical Storm Bertha has left a devastating impact on the sea turtle nests along Alabama Gulf Coast beaches. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 82)

• 'Pancake' the endangered sea turtle returns home - After a year of rehab for cold stunning, an endangered sea turtle named 'Pancake' was released back into the Atlantic Ocean. (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 62)

• Loggerhead sea turtle lays eggs beneath catamaran on southern France beach, a first there - Sea turtles are part of the natural balance of coastal waters. Safeguarding nesting sites helps support biodiversity along shorelines used by... (Added: 24-Jul-2026 Hits: 69)

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