Florida – Record number of turtle nests on Pinellas coast – WTSP 10 News
Clearwater Beach, Florida — The number of sea turtle nests found on the Pinellas beaches this season has reached a record number. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which monitors nesting activity…
Louisiana – Shrimpers battling over turtle rules – Businessweek
LAFITTE, La. (AP) — Efforts to protect endangered sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico have prompted strenuous complaints from the dwindling fleet of shrimpers blamed for drowning them in…
Florida – 2012 already a record year for sea turtle nests on Anna Maria Island – Bradenton Herald
ANNA MARIA ISLAND — Loggerhead sea turtles have laid at least 338 nests this year on Anna Maria Island, the most in 15 years and more than double the average…
Georgia Sees Turtle Baby Boom – 13WMAZ
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia wildlife officials say they’re seeing a sea turtle baby boom on the state’s beaches.Mark Dodd, sea turtle coordinator for the state Department of Natural Resources,…
Florida – Sea turtle washouts may top 90 percent – Gasparilla Gazette
Gasparilla Island turned out to be a sea turtle nesting haven during Tropical Storm Debby compared with the devastation visited on Southwest Florida beaches in Sarasota and Manatee counties. One…
Trinidad – Work crews crush sea turtle eggs on Trinidad beach – CBS News
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Thousands of leatherback turtle eggs and hatchlings have been crushed by heavy machinery along a Trinidad beach widely regarded as the world’s densest nesting area for the…
Florida – Researchers believe this could be a record high for turtle nest season – ABC Action News
ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. – Glenn Wiseman and his wife Claudia are on turtle watch, combing the beaches of Anna Maria Island for any nests that may have made it…
Florida – About 80 percent of Collier sea turtle nests lost in Tropical Storm Debby – Naples Daily News
Of the 855 sea turtle nests reported along Collier County beaches, just 164 remain after Tropical Storm Debby submerged eggs and washed some away with high tides last week. In…
Florida – Momma Turtle Lays Eggs, Distracted By Lights, Rescued by Alert Passerby – WJHG-TV
You’ve heard wildlife officials talk about sea turtles getting disoriented by bright lights on the beach. But chances are you’ve never seen what actually happens. Take a look at this.…
Florida – Debby’s strong winds damaged area beaches and turtle nests – Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach County may have avoided the brunt of Debby, but its beaches and little baby turtles certainly felt the storm’s windy wrath. Officials said its too soon to determine…
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