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Buried before birth: How turtle hatchlings dig their way to the surface

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...
KHON2

Sea turtles take shell-ter: Nesting season in Hawaii has begun

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s peak sea turtle nesting season! From August through November, adult female sea turtles will be seeking sanctuary in Hawaii’s sandy beaches to lay their eggs. Endangered sea ...
WGHP

Sea turtle hatching season peaking on North Carolina coast

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 ...
WFMY News2

Sea turtle nesting season at Cape Hatteras: A record year of conservation success

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Cape Hatteras National Seashore is celebrating another remarkable sea turtle nesting season, with four nests still incubating as the season winds down. This year marked the sixth ...
WTVD

World's most endangered sea turtles hatch on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...
Charleston City Paper

The steadfast stewardship of Kiawah Island’s sea turtle volunteers

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X To mitigate nest loss, volunteers like Bill Thomae dig up and relocate live eggs Credit: Neal ...
WNCT

Sea turtle hatching season peaks along N.C. coast

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 ...
Palm Beach Post

It's turtle walk season: How you can see them lay their nests at north county beaches.

JUNO BEACH – It’s turtle walk season, a time when people can witness one of the Atlantic Coast environment’s most remarkable moments: sea turtle nesting. Local residents and visitors in northern Palm ...
Palm Beach Post

Loggerhead sea turtles are nesting early this year: What we know

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season was found on April 6 in Juno Beach, marking the second earliest loggerhead nesting recorded since 1983. Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center ...
Action News Jax

Amelia Island sea turtle watch reports rare Kemp’s Ridley nest and leatherback hatching in midseason update

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 ...
Yahoo

Watch those wheels! Kemp’s ridley nesting season is here. How you can protect turtles

Between April and mid-summer, hundreds of Kemp's ridley sea turtles will creep out of the waves and across the beach to nest at the base of sand dunes along the Texas coast. If this nesting season is ...