Florida – Sea Turtles Need Your Help Protecting Nests and Hatchlings – Patch.com
Sea turtle nesting numbers broke a 31-year record in late July on beaches from Longboat Key through Venice, surpassing any annual count since 1991 — the first year of local…
Florida – Birds, turtles and other wildlife hit hard across Sarasota – Sarasota Herald-Tribune
LONGBOAT KEY – Squinting into an onslaught of wind and sand whipped up by Tropical Storm Debby, Lou Newman pointed to a flock of about 100 birds huddled on a…
Florida – Fort Lauderdale turning off some beach street lights to protect turtles – Sun-Sentinel
FORT LAUDERDALE — Street lights along most of the west side of State Road A1A will be turned off this week because their shielding is not doing enough to stop…
Florida – Victory for turtles – Daytona Beach News-Journal
After months of debates something wonderful has happened in Flagler Beach. City Commisioners Kim Carney, Steve Settle, and Marshall Schupe have voted to do the right thing and voted in…
Florida – Saving sea turtles could mean lowered lights — miles from shore – Sun-Sentinel
PALM BEACH COUNY, FL – Dimming the lights along the coastline hasn’t been enough to save endangered sea turtles, so now plans are afoot to lower the lights at everything…
Florida – Junior Journalist Talks Sea Turtles with Loggerhead Marinelife Center – Palm Beach
PALM BEACH, FL - On the recent Take Your Child to Work Day, palmbeachillustrated.com’s junior journalist Haley Wade (right), daughter of Senior Accountant Manager Dee Wade, was given an assignment…
Florida – Experts: Sharks after fish, turtles, not humans, but… – TCPalm
VERO BEACH — Wednesday’s shark bite north of Humiston Beach sparked discussion about the Treasure Coast’s near-shore fish activity. In recent days, many beach-goers, lifeguards, anglers, divers and scientists have…
Gulf of Mexico – Previously unreleased photographs show impact of BP oil on endangered sea turtles – Washington Post
Previously unreleased photographs from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico show boxes and bags full of oil-covered and dead endangered sea turtles and a group…
Florida – Turtles nesting season begins early in southwest Florida – MiamiHerald.com
Loggerhead turtles aren’t waiting until turtle nesting season begins to lay their eggs this year. On Monday morning, volunteers spotted a turtle nest in Bonita Springs. Captiva Island also got…
Florida – Turtles nest early in Southwest Florida – The News-Press
BONITA SPRINGS, FL – Loggerhead turtles aren’t waiting until turtle nesting season begins to lay their eggs this year. On Monday morning, volunteers spotted a turtle nest in Bonita Springs.…
Recent Comments