A baby green turtle (left) and a baby loggerhead (right), excavated by conservationists in Florida. Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto ...
New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand enough to threaten the development of incubating sea turtles. New research from Florida ...
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Using sea turtle nests as drying racks, digging holes in sand disrupt sea turtle nesting season
This busy beach weekend, it is important to remember we are sharing the sand with nesting sea turtles. Kevin Brown, field supervisor for Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol, says there have been two recurring ...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles emerge here every spring from the Gulf of Mexico, leaving smeary trails of flipper prints from surf through sand to nests where they ...
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — From sand to sea, sea turtles face many obstacles. One of the most dangerous is artificial lighting. "The hatchlings are hardwired to go to the brightest thing around, which ...
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer ...
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