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Georgia’s first sea turtle nest of the season laid on Jekyll island
It’s like clockwork, we always get our first nest during the first week of May,” Georgia Sea Turtle Program Coordinator Mark ...
Super rare sea turtle digs massive hole on Naples beach, drops a lot of eggs
Leatherback sea turtles are the giants of the sea turtle world and grow to the size of small car. They rarely nest on ...
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Dozens of Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle nests located on the Texas coast this nesting season
Nesting season for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle began in late March, and so far, roughly 91 nests have been found along the Texas ...
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Georgia’s first sea turtle nest of 2025 season confirmed
According to the Department of Natural Resouces (DNR) daily nest monitoring on all Georgia beaches starts in mid-May. This ...
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First nest here already, Hilton Head area sea turtle season begins May 1
The University of South Carolina-Beaufort recently took over the sea turtle monitoring and conservation efforts on Prichards Island. Abby and Robert Morris began organizing the island’s sea ...
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Super rare sea turtle digs massive hole on Naples beach, drops a lot of eggs
Last year a leatherback sea turtle nested on Sanibel in Lee County, and the species has nested on that island in years past. "Ask me if I'm jealous," said Eve Haverfield, director of Turtle Time ...