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 ...
ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. – It’s that time of year again and baby turtles are hatching and running for the ocean in St. Augustine Beach. So far, 390 of those nests have hatched and produced 34,363 ...
Out of the thousands of sea turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand and shuffling toward the ocean around Florida, only 40 were leatherbacks from a Sanibel Island clutch laid by their mammoth mama on ...
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — In a significant midseason update, the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch (AISTW) has reported the first-ever Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle nest on the island, along with a successful ...
As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles, burying the eggs deep in sand or washing them out to ...
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s good news for marine life lovers along the Gulf Coast. At least 30 sea turtle hatchlings made it to the water even after Tropical Storm Alberto’s impacts in the Gulf ...
On New Year’s Day, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) released 88 olive ridley turtle hatchlings in ...
EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It is now peak sea turtle hatching season along the North Carolina coast. Nests can have anywhere from 80 to 120 eggs, and once hatched, the baby turtles must make their ...
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — Friday morning saw more sea turtles emerge on Tybee Island with its third nest, but not all of the hatchlings found the water right away. In a Facebook post, the City of ...
As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles, burying the eggs deep in sand or washing them out to ...
CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...