A new scientific study has found that large-scale beach nourishment was associated with significant changes in sea turtle nesting behavior.
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Beneath nearly two feet of packed sand lies a nest that’s already done its job. Tiny loggerhead sea turtles hatched in Panama City Beach just days ago, but the work to ...
A new 17-year study of loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cabo Verde shows climate change having impacts that may threaten their long term survival. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and ...
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — Sea turtle nesting season arrived earlier than normal this year. Trained volunteers with the Folly Beach Turtle Watch program located a loggerhead nest Tuesday morning while ...
Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...
JEKYLL ISLAND, GA — Loggerhead sea turtles are already making their way ashore along Georgia’s coast to begin the annual nesting season, with the first nest of the year discovered on May 1st at Jekyll ...
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just as they have for millions of years, sea turtles by the thousands made their labored crawl from the ocean to U.S. beaches to lay their eggs over the past several ...
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 ...
PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) — Volunteers with the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts group moved 160 loggerhead turtle eggs in Pawleys Island in Thursday morning. SCUTE head Rick Scott said it ...
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 ...
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 ...