Dozens of rehabilitated turtles return to the ocean in ... - ABC News
WEBApr 4, 2024 · Dozens of rehabilitated turtles got their first taste of their natural habitat when they were released into the Atlantic Ocean months after they were found cold-stunned by frigid temperatures.
Sea Turtles | NOAA Fisheries - National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
WEBJun 17, 2024 · Sea turtles are a key part of marine ecosystems worldwide but face many threats today. NOAA works to protect and conserve six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters. All are threatened or endangered.
Subadult loggerhead sea turtle returns to Atlantic Ocean in Florida ...
WEBAug 21, 2024 · A rehabilitated sea turtle has been released back into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach. Officials say Willow was set free Wednesday behind the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach.
Poaching risk is on the decline for sea turtles, study says | CNN
WEBSep 24, 2022 · A new study says that the risk poaching poses to endangered sea turtles is on the decline – although data on the subject is scarce. The study, published on September 7 in Global Change Biology...
Scientists are shocked as a tiny endangered sea turtle returns to
WEBSep 27, 2022 · NEW ORLEANS – The world’s smallest and most endangered sea turtle has made history on a tiny remote barrier island in Louisiana. For the first time in three-quarters of a century, Kemp’s ridley...
Sea turtle nests break records on US beaches this year | AP News
WEBNov 24, 2023 · A Green Sea Turtle hatchling heads for the Atlantic Ocean in this Aug. 8, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. By most measures, it was a banner year for sea turtle nests at beaches around the U.S., including record numbers for some species in …
Sea turtles swim easier as poaching declines
WEBSep 20, 2022 · Today, six of the seven sea-turtle species found around the globe are endangered owing to a deadly combination of habitat destruction, poaching and accidental entanglement in fishing gear.
Florida Turtle Nests Are Making a Big Comeback - The New York …
WEBSept. 26, 2023. Green sea turtles had an exceptional nesting season on Florida’s beaches in 2023, with volunteers counting more than 74,300 nests, according to preliminary data. That beats the...
'Weak' turtles washed up on UK shores released back into the sea
WEB3 days ago · Image: Todd German and Scott Blacker prepare for a turtle's release back into the sea off the Azores. Pic: PA Why you can trust Sky News. Royal Navy patrol ship crew have released six rare turtles ...
Number of sea turtle nests on Florida coasts exploding, even
WEBOct 27, 2023 · So far in 2023, Space Coast, has recorded a whopping 20,545 in loggerhead nests, 31,893 green sea turtle nests, 61 leatherback nests and three Kemp's Ridley nests, with a total count of more than ...