Broward's sea turtle nesting season down a bit compared to the last few years
FORT LAUDERDALE - The final day of October marked the end of sea turtle nesting season in Broward County which kicked off on ...
Rarely-seen sea turtle found dead on the Outer Banks had ‘quite a voyage’
A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week.
Sea turtle nesting season cut short in Pinellas County after Hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton
Pinellas County’s 21 miles of beach, which the Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s (CMA) Sea Turtle team patrols, were ...
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Sea turtles are surviving—despite us
The West Pacific population has fewer than a thousand females. A flatback sea turtle kicks up sand while digging a nest on Crab Island, off Australia’s northeast coast. Indigenous rangers with ...
Scientists use tiny 'backpacks' on turtle hatchlings to observe their movements
Sea turtle eggs are buried in nests 30–80cm deep. Once hatched, the newborn turtles make their way to the surface of the sand ...
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New research being done by Loggerhead Marinelife Center this nesting season
AND LOGGERHEADS. IN THIS SEASON, THEY STUDIED THE TEMPERATURES OF THE SAND FOR ALL THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEA TURTLE NESTS. COOLER SAND PRODUCES MORE MALES, WHILE WARMER SAND PRODUCES MORE FEMALES.
A record 271 sea turtle nests were documented in 2024
An exciting increase in sea turtle nests was recorded during the 2024 season by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.