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News : News : Year : 2026

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• Press Release: Senator Markey's Bipartisan Legislation for Sea Turtle Rescue Passes in Senate - Quiver AI Summary. Senator Markey announces bipartisan legislation: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) has celebrated the Senate's passage of the Sea... (Added: 23-Mar-2026 Hits: 173)

• These Viral, Celebrity-Loved Mascaras Save Sea Turtles With Every Purchase - Scandinavian beauty brand Sweed has gone viral for its eye products, including its lash serum-and one sea turtle is saved with the purchase of... (Added: 23-Mar-2026 Hits: 53)

• A new website calculates how many marine animals are saved every time you pick up trash - Beach cleanups and trash pickup events are held nationwide all the time, gathering climate-conscious volunteers to tackle plastic pollution in... (Added: 23-Mar-2026 Hits: 163)

• The shell of a sea turtle holds the history of the ocean like the annual rings of a tree - Sea turtle shells keep "records" of ocean conditions. Scientists use them to track environmental changes and stressful events. (Added: 23-Mar-2026 Hits: 62)

• Surf City memorial to celebrate Jean Beasley's legacy in sea turtle conservation - SURF CITY, N.C. - The community is invited to gather in Surf City to honor the life and legacy of longtime sea turtle conservationist Jean Beasley... (Added: 23-Mar-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: 66)

• 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: 62)

• Bindi Irwin releases two sea turtles back to the wild with Grace and Chandler! - We are Wildlife Warriors. We fight for an extremely important cause - to protect our wildlife and wild places! Join us on our missions as we... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 67)

• 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: 41)

• North Shore lifeguard rescues sea turtle tangled in fishing line - ... sea turtle tangled in fishing line and multiple hooks about 50 yards off Waimea Bay. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/05/22/north-shore... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 37)

• 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: 86)

• It's World Turtle Day and the News Is Actually Good - The Centre also raises green sea turtles for meat, a practice that draws sustained criticism from organizations including the Sea Turtle Conservancy... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 71)

• River Museum welcomes rare sea turtle - ... sea turtle, considered the most endangered sea turtle species in the world. The turtle arrived from the National Aquarium in Baltimore after a... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 70)

• sea turtle side quest - Her charm is undeniable, and her gentle nature makes her shine brighter.. 20:33. Go to channel Optic Expedition... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 42)

• Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation urges public not to push stranded sea turtles back into the ocean - The advisory follows the recent release of a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle, named Kai, into the waters of the De Hoop Marine Protected Area. Kai... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 69)

• Turtle Secrets Uncovered: Fascinating Adaptations on World Turtle Day - Equally fascinating is the ability of sea turtles to navigate using Earth's magnetic field, enabling them to travel thousands of kilometres across... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 52)

• This Florida Sea Turtle Rescue Center Offers A Rare Up-Close Look At Turtle Rehabilitation - While the mission is to ultimately treat and strengthen injured and sick sea turtles so that they can survive on their own, the Loggerhead sanctuary... (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 62)

• 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: 50)

• It's World Turtle Day and the News Is Actually Good - It marked the first time a sea turtle species received that level of recovery on the IUCN Red List since green turtles were first listed in 1982. (Added: 23-May-2026 Hits: 83)

• 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: 91)

• 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: 65)

• 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: 64)

• 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: 106)

• Why 22 Sea Turtles Were Left Aboard an Abandoned Bali Boat - Twenty-two sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are getting a happy ending after Indonesian authorities foiled animal traffickers' plans. (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 73)

• 2 sea turtles released into Gulf from Dauphin Island - (WALA) - A loggerhead sea turtle and a green sea turtle were released on Dauphin Island after recovering from injuries. The turtles were caught at the... (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 60)

• Sea Turtle Found Trapped in Waste Gets a Second Chance - A sea turtle was found trapped in marine debris at Al Hoceima National Park in Morocco, prompting a rescue to free the animal. (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 122)

• Orange County Sea Turtle Eggs Moved to Aquarium of Pacific - More than 200 olive ridley sea turtle eggs pulled from two Orange County beaches just ahead of a tropical storm are now incubating inside a secure... (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 84)

• Three-Flippered Sea Turtle Takes Major Step Toward Returning to the Wild - Meet Habanero. He's a rescued loggerhead sea turtle who underwent a life-saving amputation procedure and has now reached a milestone that once... (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 101)

• Texas Made Me A Conservationist; the Trump Administration Is Undoing That Work - ... sea turtles, the endangered Rice's whale, manatees, and other marine... sea turtle hatchlings. The turtles would come ashore to lay nests... (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 107)

• Removal of turtle eggs from OC beaches to Aquarium appears fortuitous - A sea turtle is seen nesting in the sand on Seal Beach. Given the... sea turtles rarely seen in Los Angeles and Orange counties to the... (Added: 23-Oct-2026 Hits: 99)

• 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: 175)

• 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: 127)

• 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: 173)

• 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: 186)

• 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: 149)

• 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: 126)

• 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: 122)

• 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: 155)

• 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: 165)

• 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: 160)

• 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: 191)

• 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: 141)

• 125 sea turtle hatchlings disoriented on Folly Beach | WCBD News 2 - FOLLY BEACH, S.C. - Sea turtle advocates are urging people on Folly Beach to keep artificial lights off the beachfront at night after 125... (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 25)

• Sea turtle hatchling numbers down sharply this season - Tropical Storm Bertha wiped out dozens of sea turtle nests. (Added: 23-Sep-2026 Hits: 84)

• 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: 98)

• 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: 44)

• 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: 67)

• 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: 118)

• 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: 49)

• 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: 39)

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