Former sea turtle hunters in Cabo Verde are now guarding nesting beaches, and the shift has helped drive illegal killings on Boa Vista down from 1,253 in 2007 to just 2…

Explore how Cabo Verde has transformed from high sea turtle poaching rates to a successful conservation story, reducing ...
Phys.org

Drones map loggerhead sea turtle nesting site hotspots

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...

SW Florida beachgoers, watch for giant nests, sea turtles this summer

Sea turtles flock to Florida beaches each summer to dig giant holes, fill them with hundreds of eggs, cover the eggs and then return to the ocean.
AOL

What you need to know as Florida's sea turtle nesting season kicks off

FLORIDA — March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a few things to note about the season and nesting sea turtles. The ...

Following ‘unprecedented behavior,’ SCDNR removes coyotes from Kiawah Island after sea turtle attacks

Coyotes on Kiawah Island began killing mother sea turtles as they came to shore to nest, a behavior officials say has never ...
WLRN

Sargassum disrupting sea turtle nesting season; hatchlings could get blocked

Nesting season began a little over six weeks ago, and this week marks NOAA's official Sea Turtle Week. The most recent ...
WPBF

Sea turtle nesting season is officially here

STEVEN GRAVES? WPBF 25 NEWS. AND A LIVE LOOK FROM JUPITER BEACH TODAY. SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON HAS OFFICIALLY STARTED. THAT STARTED MARCH 1ST. AND THIS SEASON, WELL, IT IS ALREADY OFF TO A BUSY ...
The Guardian

Pandemic gives breathing room to endangered sea turtles

A new study suggests endangered loggerhead turtles reclaimed empty shores to breed during Covid, but conservationists fear the return of mass tourism Nikoletta Sidiropoulou and her colleagues in the ...