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FLORIDA — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding beachgoers that sea turtles are starting to nest on Florida beaches and ask that visitors follow safety tips to help ...
Volunteers with Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol found the first nest of the 2025 season, a loggerhead turtle nest, early on March 11 Volunteers and staff check recorded nests daily to monitor ...
What Do Sea Turtles Eat? Sea turtle diets vary widely based on the species. The typical sea turtle that comes to mind is the green sea turtle. Green sea turtles eat mostly algae and seagrasses ...
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - Trained volunteers have spotted the season’s first sea turtle nest a few days earlier than normal, the Department of Natural Resources says. The volunteers, with the Folly ...
SARASOTA, Fla. — The first sea turtle nests of the year have arrived in Sarasota. And while it may be tempting to get an up-close look at them, it's more important than ever to give them their ...
Our beaches took a beating after three hurricanes last year. And with sea turtle nesting season fast approaching, advocates have new safety concerns. They caused a disruption to wildlife ...
A recent survey shows that endangered sea turtles are recovering. © Simonverhamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ...
Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...
Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Cape Cod and rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium. The turtles, representing three endangered species, were released into the Atlantic Ocean off ...
Almost two dozen sea turtles that washed up on Cape Cod are swimming ocean waters once again after an intense rehabilitation and relocation mission. The cold-stunned sea turtles washed up on the ...
Nineteen cold-stunned sea turtles were released back into the wild in Florida after being rehabilitated at a Missouri aquarium. The turtles were rescued from New England coastal waters in December.
A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts on May 1 in ...