World's rarest sea turtle finds hope in Florida after record …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · A Kemp's ridley turtle, nicknamed Tally, is seen after washing ashore on a beach in Wales, U.K., in November 2021. Nesting season is between April and July. Females will lay two to three clutches each season, with 100 eggs per clutch. Beyond Florida's shores, Kemp's ridley sea turtles can also be …
Florida Turtle Nests Are Making a Big Comeback - The New York Times
WEBSep 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 previous record ...
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 Florida and elsewhere. Yet the positive picture for turtles is tempered by …
Sea turtles swim easier as poaching declines
WEBNEWS; 20 September 2022; Sea turtles swim easier as poaching declines. An estimated 1.1 million sea turtles were illegally harvested from 1990 to 2020 — but today poaching poses less of a threat ...
Dozens of rehabilitated turtles return to the ocean in ... - ABC News
WEBApr 4, 2024 · The majority of the turtles were picked up in the winter months of 2023 in New England after washing onto shore, Rachel Overmeyer, rehabilitation program manager at the Georgia Sea Turtle Facility ...
Scientists are shocked as a tiny endangered sea turtle returns to
WEBSep 27, 2022 · A 2017 study found that among some 400,000 sea turtles exposed to oil during the spill, 51 percent were Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. “It was a shocker. We weren’t expecting to see [the crawls].”
Some Very Cold Sea Turtles Were Just Flown South for the Winter
WEBDec 7, 2023 · Last week, 35 turtles were flown to facilities in North Carolina, according to a news release from the aquarium, and another 15 turtles were taken to the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Sea turtle nesting hits record highs but threats imperil their future
WEBSep 5, 2022 · At the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, in Melbourne Beach, among more than 28,700 turtle nests are 101 leatherback turtle nests, a new record. On the northern portion of the refuge, where ...
'Cold-Stunned' Endangered Sea Turtles Saved By Biggest Rescue In ... - NPR
WEBMar 13, 2021 · News Nearly 600 Sea Turtles, Stunned By Cold Spell, Have Washed Up Off Cape Cod This Fall. In turtle talk, this is a cold-stunning event.
Sea Turtles | NOAA Fisheries - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
WEBNOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office proposes funding for more than a dozen international and Hawaiʻi-based projects that help the recovery of sea turtles and Hawaiian monk seals. June 16, 2023 - Feature Story , Pacific Islands.