Tweet The season’s second sea turtle nest of the year became the first to hatch on Hilton Head Island on June 27. (Photo: Taylor Main/SCDNR) CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (July 10, 2019) — With several weeks of nesting season remaining, sea turtles have … Continue reading →
Tweet A loggerhead turtle swims in the ocean. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill injured or killed an estimated 100,000 – 200,000 sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2014, federal and state partner agencies agreed to a 10-year early-restoration project to … Continue reading →
Tweet Watch the video below to see how Dr. Brian Stacy studies sea turtle health, welfare, and mortality. Learn how to help reduce vessel strikes while on the water. Video | Southeast National WARNING: The video below contains images of injured turtles … Continue reading →
Tweet Thirteen leatherback turtles were sampled and tagged off Beaufort, North Carolina, in May by NOAA Fisheries Northeast and Southeast Science Center staffs and colleagues, continuing a project begun in 2017 to assess the turtles abundance, movements, behavior, and health … Continue reading →
Tweet Our native turtles are on the move in May and June seeking sandy areas or loose soil to lay their eggs. In New York, thousands of turtles are killed each year when they are struck by vehicles as they … Continue reading →
Tweet FWC June 18 workshop in Levy County encourages gopher tortoise conservation The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding regional workshops to present information on opportunities for local governments and private landowners to help conserve gopher tortoises in Florida. The … Continue reading →
Tweet Contact(s): Andrew Badje, DNR Natural Heritage Conservation biologist, 715-921-5886 MADISON – As female turtles start leaving the water in search of sand or gravel uplands to lay their eggs, Wisconsin conservation biologists are asking people to report where the turtles … Continue reading →
Tweet Celebrate Our Shelled Friends on World Sea Turtle Day in The Palm Beaches While The Palm Beaches is a destination renowned as an epicenter of arts and culture, savvy travelers are expanding their horizons to connect with nature … Continue reading →
Tweet A Turtles Fly Too volunteer flight takes off heading south with turtles aboard. Each fall in the Northeast, sea turtle conservation gains a unique partner: the general aviation community. Private pilots volunteer to help transport sick turtles from the … Continue reading →
Tweet Leatherback hatchlings rest at the surface of the sand just before fully emerging. Leatherback hatchlings beginning to emerge from the sand at Sandy Point. Just like forensic scientists use DNA fingerprinting to solve a crime, scientists can study sea … Continue reading →
Tweet An immature loggerhead sea turtle found in Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary. Credit: P. Schmahl. It is my pleasure to welcome you to Sea Turtle Week 2019. Every day, NOAA scientists and resource managers collaborate with partners across the … Continue reading →
Tweet Summer is in the air, and for shorebirds and sea turtles, eggs are on, or in, the beach. And that means Shorebird Alliance Partners and Marine Turtle Permit Holders (MTPH) are also on the beach. If you’re one of … Continue reading →
Tweet Young gopher feeding at Warm Springs (Jessica Radich/Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery) Gopher tortoise 612 is getting a head-start thanks to conservation agencies and public support. The Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery, where hatchling number 612 and scores of others … Continue reading →
TweetTurtles are crossing Missouri roads this spring looking for grub and a mate JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation urges drivers to be cautious on the roads this spring and give turtles a brake. These reptiles are … Continue reading →
Tweet This April 10, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is encouraging communities, organizations and individuals to help conserve Florida’s only native tortoise. This year, five counties – Alachua, Hernando, Miami-Dade, Martin and Palm Beach, along with several … Continue reading →
Tweet SAN FRANCISCO — Californians will be pleased to know that Dungeness crab will be caught off the coast with greater care for endangered wildlife under a settlement announced by the Center for Biological Diversity, the California Department of Fish … Continue reading →
Tweet Text & Photos by David Lucas Research being conducted at the SCDNR’s Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve is a true team effort that will help identify best practices for repopulating this imperiled species –hopefully keeping it from reaching “threatened” … Continue reading →
Tweet New York’s marine waters are home to four species of sea turtles: the Kemp’s ridley, Atlantic green, loggerhead, and leatherback. As winter approaches and temperatures decrease, sea turtles can be left stranded in dangerously cold waters resulting in them becoming … Continue reading →
Tweet dley (Lepidochelys kempii) are the smallest species of sea turtles, and they are endangered. Their populations have declined due to strikes from boat propellers, entanglement in fishing gear, pollution, climate change, and habitat loss or destruction. On July 12, beachgoers … Continue reading →
Tweet Loggerhead hatchlings crawl for the surf on Cumberland Island. (Lynsey Skye Neilan/NPS) Loggerhead sea turtles continued their nesting comeback in Georgia this summer, if at a slower pace. The Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative reported more than 1,730 nests on barrier … Continue reading →
