Sea turtles make a comeback as conservation efforts pay off

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...
Sarasota Magazine

It's Sea Turtle Nesting Season. Here's How to Keep Turtles, Nests and Those Tiny Hatchlings Safe.

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...
The Island Packet

The numbers are in. How many nests did sea turtles lay on Hilton Head this year?

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Hilton Head’s sea turtle moms have done ...
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Is the future of the PINS Sea Turtle Science and Recovery program in danger?

The Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) Sea Turtle Science and Recovery Program will merge with the Science and Resources Management Division. Many residents and turtle lovers are outraged about ...
NPR

A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk

VELAS, India — Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the grace of a drunk lunging for a cab at closing time. Tourists applaud as about a ...
Popular Science

Green sea turtle no longer Endangered

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In an ocean conservation victory, green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas ...
Pensacola News Journal

Sea turtle nesting season kicks off with Mother's Day sighting. Now the real work begins

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 for ...
Star-News

'A true leader': Founder of Topsail's sea turtle hospital dies at 90

Jean Beasley, the founder of the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, has died at age 90. Beasley started the center in memory of her daughter, Karen, growing it from a small ...
Palm Beach Post

Loggerhead sea turtles are nesting early this year: What we know

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season was found on April 6 in Juno Beach, marking the second earliest loggerhead nesting recorded since 1983. Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center ...
News 6 WKMG

Sea turtle rehab center cares for storm-stranded hatchlings, giving them a second chance

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...
University of Delaware

Saving Sea Turtles

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...