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

March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...
Sarasota Magazine

It's Sea Turtle Nesting Season. Here's How to Keep Turtles, Nests and Those Tiny Hatchlings Safe.

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...
TCPalm

Florida sea turtle nesting, what to know, how to help, what's illegal

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill.
Yahoo

It's turtle walk season: How you can see them lay their nests at north county beaches.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every summer, as the sun sets over the shores of Palm Beach County, one of nature’s most awe-inspiring spectacles quietly unfolds ...
Pensacola News Journal

Sea turtle nesting season kicks off with Mother's Day sighting. Now the real work begins

Volunteers with Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol found the first nest of the 2025 season, a loggerhead turtle nest, early on March 11 Volunteers and staff check recorded nests daily to monitor for ...
Orlando Sentinel

Commentary: Protect sea turtles during nesting season

Nesting season officially kicked off on May 1 throughout the state of Florida, where about 90% of sea turtle nesting in the U.S. takes place. Whether you’re a Florida resident or are simply stopping ...
WKRN-TV

Community rallies to protect nesting turtle in Shelby Park

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You often see turtle nest protection cages built for sea turtles along the beach, but what about in Nashville? Recently, a group of friends took it upon themselves to build ...
WLRN

Sea turtle nesting season comes to a start in Florida

Florida beaches are about to get filled with sea turtle eggs as the nesting season starts in March. This is the time female sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. Wildlife officials estimate the ...
Sarasota Magazine

Mote Reports Record Sea Turtle Nesting Numbers for 2025

Here's the good news we all need this week: Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented a historic nesting season in 2025, with 5,735 total nests recorded along 35 miles of ...
WPBF

Sea turtle nesting season ending this month, record numbers

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT. TAKE A LIVE LOOK NOW FROM JUPITER BEACH. TODAY, A SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON ENDS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST AND ONE LOCAL SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION SAYS THAT THIS YEAR RANKS AS ONE OF THE ...
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Sea turtles struggling to nest on Brevard County beaches due to beach toys, deep holes

Sea turtles are struggling to nest on Brevard beaches because of human hazards. The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is tracking a spike in beach toys and deep holes trapping turtles this summer. As ...