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• Experts Recovered A Rare Hybrid Sea Turtle Off Massachusetts Coast - His name is Earl Grey, the living product of a female Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) mating with a male loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 31)

• Five new Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle nests found across Texas coast - The 2026 sea turtle nesting season began with remarkable timing when the first nest of the year was discovered on April 2 by turtle patrollers from... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 31)

• The Sea Turtle That Weighs a Ton - The leatherback is the largest sea turtle on Earth and one of the biggest living reptiles. Adults regularly pass seven feet from nose to tail and... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 20)

• Release of 32 sea turtles in Es Cavallet, Balearic Islands - 32 sea turtles released in Es Cavallet after a breeding and conservation program that reinforces the 'Caretta caretta' species in the Balearic... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 32)

• Sea turtles are nesting on Hilton Head again. Here's how you can help them - Stay out of the Island's sand dunes, since sea turtles often nest in them. The Sea Turtle Patrol locates and protects Loggerhead nests on Hilton... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 43)

• Rare sea turtle seen nesting on Florida beach for first time ever - Researchers from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach saw an olive ridley sea turtle nesting on the Jupiter Beach Park on May 18. (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 35)

• Sea turtle robot earns Burlington student $50K scholarship - Burlington student wins $50,000 scholarship with robot sea turtle that detects underwater pollutants. Evan Budz's award-winning 2025 project was... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 17)

• Spotted a Turtle on the Road? Experts Say Do This First - While sea turtles are the only reptiles known to migrate long distances... A small baby sea turtle crawls along the sandy shore towards the ocean to... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 19)

• Saving a Sea Turtle - Bit grumpy this turtle. I would be too. Source: @_nickfry. (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 20)

• Meet "Earl Grey," a rare hybrid sea turtle (and what rehab means) - A sea turtle named "Earl Grey" swam back into the Atlantic near Jekyll Island, Georgia-after getting help from wildlife experts. (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 17)

• Leatherback sea turtle nesting reaches record numbers along Florida's coast - FAU researchers document record leatherback sea turtle nesting in Florida, with 42 nests already this season. (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 35)

• KastLite Announces Partnership with Sea Turtle Oversight Protection to Support Coastal... - 12% of Sea Turtle Light Profits During June-July 2026 to Fund Critical Coastal Programs KastLiteTM, a leading manufacturer of coastal-friendly... (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 26)

• Loggerhead Marinelife Center reminds people of their impact after fish hook injury - Loggerhead Marine Life Center rescued a green sea turtle by the name of Bunny who had injested a fishing hook and line. (Added: 3-Jun-2026 Hits: 39)

• Stay at These 9 Luxury Resorts to See Sea Turtles in the Wild - From the Maldives to the Greek islands, these luxury resorts put sea turtles conservation at the center of the guest experience. (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 31)

• Brevard's the perfect place to learn more about (and from) sea turtles - A sea turtle hatchling makes its sunrise trek into the surf in Cocoa Beach in July 2025. She was suffering from excess gas and was too buoyant to dive... (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 52)

• Keeping watch in the dead of night | Print Edition - ... sea turtle eggs. View(s): 2. Sea turtles, whose existence dates back over 100 million years, remain vital to marine ecosystem balance. However, they... (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 35)

• Sea Turtle Covered in Parasites Gets LIFE-SAVING Rescue! - This sea turtle named "Mudpie" was found in critical condition - covered in parasites, barnacles, and completely helpless. (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 36)

• Sea Turtle Remembers Her Rescuers and Leads Them to Hidden Coral Paradise - Sea Turtle Remembers Her Rescuers and Leads Them to Hidden Coral Paradise. 85 views - 15 minutes ago. #turtle #rescue #ocean...more... (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 33)

• Brazil expands monitoring as loggerhead turtles reappear in urban bay - The growing presence of loggerhead sea turtles in Guanabara Bay has placed renewed focus on conservation efforts led by Projeto Aruana. The... (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 31)

• 'He's obsessed with me': Diver gets 'slapped' by sea turtle, shares bizarre encounter that's going viral - The video shows a diver and a sea turtle, but what stands out is the way the turtle behaves. Tired of too many ads?go ad free now. The... (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 23)

• Sea turtles ' lives and misfortunes are mapped on their backs - As measures to protect sea turtles ebb and flow, the turtle's "lost years" spent out at sea after they hatch on beaches along Florida and around... (Added: 3-May-2026 Hits: 55)

• Sea turtle found stranded and weak on Phuket's Patong Beach - A weak sea turtle stranded on Patong Beach in Phuket was rescued by lifeguards before a marine rescue centre took over its care. (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 52)

• Leatherback turtles return to Terengganu waters | The Star - KUALA TERENGGANU: Leatherback sea turtles, an endangered species, are reported to have returned to the waters of this state on Tuesday. (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 40)

• Sea turtle found exhausted on Patong Beach - PHUKET: A large sea turtle weighing more than 50 kilogrammes was found stranded on Patong Beach early this morning (Sept 3), prompting lifeguards... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 41)

• 'Onward, Ossie!': Tybee Island Marine Science Center to release beloved loggerhead sea turtle - On Saturday, Sept. 26, the loggerhead sea turtle known affectionately as "Ossie" will slide into the surf at Tybee's North Beach, tasting the open... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 39)

• Boca Grande Sea Turtle Nesting Season: 9-02-26 - Weekly turtle reports State Park Turtle Numbers Cayo Costa: 531 Loggerhead, 25 Green, 2 Leatherback, 20879 hatchlings Gasparilla: 32 Loggerhead,... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 32)

• Sea turtle hatchling released in Batanes - A sea turtle hatchling had been released along the coast of Ivana town in the island province of Batanes, the PENRO said on September 1. (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 84)

• Turtle nursed back to health after Storm Goretti returned to wild - An exhausted sea turtle found washed up in Jersey has been nursed back to health and flown to the Azores. Crush, a loggerhead turtle, was found... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 74)

• Record-breaking sea turtle nesting season continues on Florida's Space Coast - Biologists at Canaveral National Seashore have documented more than 17,000 sea turtle nests this year, surpassing the previous record of more than... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 33)

• Born Free USA-Supported Shama Project Brings Community Conservation Lessons to... - Participants at the 2026 Ghana National Sea Turtle Conference at the University of Ghana, Legon. Photo: Michael Balinga. This blog post was written... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 35)

• South Carolina Aquarium Veterinarian Fights to Save Sea Turtle | Vet Candy news - A young green sea turtle named Rose is getting a second chance at life thanks to an unusual collaboration between aquarium veterinarians and human... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 26)

• "Onward, Ossie": Sea turtle to be released on Tybee Island - ... sea turtle known as "Ossie." Ossie the loggerhead sea turtle. Ossie was rescued as a hatchling on Ossabaw Island three years ago. When they are... (Added: 3-Sep-2026 Hits: 87)

• Cape Lookout officials urge visitors to give sea turtles space as season begins - CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. - Sea turtle season is already getting underway along the Crystal Coast. Officials with Cape Lookout National Seashore say the... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 36)

• Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1 - Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1, and St. Johns County officials are asking residents, visitors, and businesses to help protect the turtles'... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 33)

• Sea turtle nesting season returns to Tampa Bay beaches - Beach scene with calm blue sea. Two green ATVs parked near the water; a. A marked-off sea turtle nest. Photo: Clearwater Marine Aquarium. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 61)

• ARC Walk brings pet lovers together in Sarasota to support affordable animal care - After record hatchling year, sea turtle nesting season returns to Anna Maria Island. Updated: 1 hour ago; Arrests made in Venice hit-and-run crash. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 37)

• This Boy SAVED a Sea Turtle ♥️ #usa - It's just cruel of people, if they are selling turtles it should be turtles it has to be turtoise because they are good pets but turtles are sea... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• Sea turtle nesting season begins on Anna Maria Island - Sea turtle nesting season begins on Anna Maria Island. Published: Apr. 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM PDT|Updated: 5 hours ago. Close. Subtitle Settings. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 35)

• Loggerhead Marinelife Center hosting new after hours art and music event - ... SEA TURTLE HOSPITAL AFTER HOURS. AND WHAT, HOW HOW WAS THIS IDEA KIND OF BORN? HOW DID IT COME ABOUT? IT CAME ABOUT BECAUSE WE HOST A LOT OF... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 22)

• Sea Turtle Season is Here - From May 1st to October 31st, Marco Island beaches turn into a very important habitat for female loggerhead sea turtles. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 44)

• Sea Turtle Inc. holding gender reveal party for rescued turtle - Chief Executive Officer Wendy Knight said when a member of the public rescues a sea turtle, they get to name them. The person who rescued this sea... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 50)

• Tybee Island prepares for sea turtle nesting season - Turtle season officially kicks off Saturday on Tybee Island as loggerhead sea turtles begin nesting on the island's beaches. (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 41)

• DENR secures green sea turtle nesting site in Alona Beach, monitors 227 eggs - Green sea turtle eggs lie in the sand at Henann Premier Coast in Alona, Panglao, on April 25. All 227 eggs were later relocated to a safer area... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 46)

• IMMS releases rehabilitated sea turtle on Biloxi Beach - (WLOX) - The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies released a Kemp's ridley sea turtle on Biloxi Beach across from Edgewater Mall. Sixth-grade... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 17)

• Gia Lai fishermen return many rare sea turtles to the ocean - Gia Lai - During fishing at sea, many fishermen rescued and released 7 rare sea turtles back into nature, contributing to protecting the ocean... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 29)

• Grants, volunteers and planning help sea turtle season begin - Above, the Boca Grande Sea Turtle Association held its first meeting of the year earlier this month, in preparation for the upcoming sea turtle... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 23)

• After record hatchling year, sea turtle nesting season returns to Anna Maria Island - Most nests belonged to loggerhead sea turtles, though volunteers also documented 16 green sea turtle nests and 30 green turtle false crawls. The... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 47)

• Meet Magpie, the South Padre Island dog helping save sea turtles - Meet Magpie, the 10-month-old Lab-mix helping Sea Turtle Inc. protect wildlife on South Padre Island. Trained to sniff out hidden nests in minutes... (Added: 30-Apr-2026 Hits: 33)

• Dozens of sea turtle hatchlings rescued, 5 dead on Anna Maria Island - Rescuers found nearly 80 sea turtle hatchlings on Anna Maria Island after artificial lighting drew them away from their nests, officials say. (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 74)

• A sea turtle laid her eggs on Sagone beach - Intervenants -Pierre Moisson, directeur et v�t�rinaire du centre A Cupulatta Equipe - Gabin Cransac, Cl�ment Tronchon, Anna Peron Toutes les infos... (Added: 30-Aug-2026 Hits: 58)

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