Sea turtle found in neighborhood after Helene, relocated due to …
WEB1 day ago · A rescued sea turtle and thousands of corals will be relocated from The Florida Aquarium conservation campus in Apollo Beach ahead of Hurricane Milton.
375-pound loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean after 3 ...
WEBJul 12, 2024 · COCOA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 375-pound (170-kilogram) sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean after three months of rehabilitation in Florida. Officials with the Brevard Zoo...
World's rarest sea turtle finds hope in Florida after record …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · World's rarest sea turtle finds hope in Florida after record-breaking nesting year. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, statewide preliminary totals as of Aug. 31 showed a staggering 24 confirmed Kemp's ridley nests.
Sea turtles swim easier as poaching declines
WEBSep 20, 2022 · Today, six of the seven sea-turtle species found around the globe are endangered owing to a deadly combination of habitat destruction, poaching and accidental entanglement in fishing gear.
Florida Turtle Nests Are Making a Big Comeback - The New York Times
WEBSept. 26, 2023. Green sea turtles had an exceptional nesting season on Florida’s beaches in 2023, with volunteers counting more than 74,300 nests, according to preliminary data. That beats the...
Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches this year | AP News
WEBNov 24, 2023 · A Green Sea Turtle hatchling heads for the Atlantic Ocean in this Aug. 8, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. By most measures, it was a banner year for sea turtle nests at beaches around the U.S., including record numbers for some species in …
A nesting haven for sea turtles in Suriname is fading away
WEB2 days ago · Braamspunt, a crucial sea turtle nesting beach in Suriname, is facing rapid erosion and could soon disappear as climate change impacts and sand mining eat away at it.
Dozens of rehabilitated turtles return to the ocean in ... - ABC News
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Dozens of rehabilitated turtles got their first taste of their natural habitat when they were released into the Atlantic Ocean months after they were found cold-stunned by frigid temperatures.
Some Very Cold Sea Turtles Were Just Flown South for the Winter
WEBDec 7, 2023 · Cold-stunned sea turtles that washed ashore in Massachusetts have been flown on private planes to Florida and North Carolina for rehabilitation.
Sharp Increase in the Numbers of Nesting Sea Turtles Rewards a ...
WEB2 days ago · From Spain in the west to Cyprus in the east, the Mediterranean has witnessed a record rise in sea turtle nesting.