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First loggerhead sea turtle nests of South Carolina's 2026 season found

South Carolina’s 2026 sea turtle nesting season is underway, with the first two loggerhead nests of the year discovered on ...
Palm Beach Post

Loggerhead sea turtles are nesting early this year: What we know

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season was found on April 6 in Juno Beach, marking the second earliest loggerhead nesting recorded since 1983. Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center ...
WFLA News Channel 8

A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was ...
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 ...
Fort Myers Beach Talk

First loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season on Fort Myers Beach is early

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season on Fort Myers Beach is early, Turtle Time founder Eve Haverfield said. The nest was discovered on Fort Myers Beach early this morning, nine days ...
WPBF

Sea turtle released back into the ocean with help from Loggerhead Marinelife Center

BACK JUST YET. COVERING THE TREASURE COAST AFTER MONTHS OF RECOVERING AND REHAB, WILLOW, A SUBADULT LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE, MADE A RETURN TO THE OCEAN. WILLOW WAS FOUND AROUND THE END OF JUNE IN PORT ...
Daily Breeze

Aquarium of the Pacific releases first loggerhead sea turtle in nearly 10 years

The Aquarium of the Pacific released a loggerhead sea turtle into the ocean off the Long Beach coast this week after thet staff there rehabilitated it over the summer. Marine Mammal Center staff ...
WGHP

3 loggerhead sea turtles tracked by OCEARCH ping off North Carolina coast Sunday morning

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (WNCN) — Two weeks after a great white shark pinged off the Outer Banks, more aquatic animals tracked by nonprofit research organization OCEARCH have surfaced in the waters off of ...
WPBF

Turtle Fest coming back to Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach

WELCOME BACK. COVERING NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY. AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOCUSED ON PROTECTING OUR COAST AND OUR OCEANS. TURTLE FEST COMING BACK THIS WEEKEND AT LOGGERHEAD MARINE LIFE CENTER. HERE TO ...
WPTV-TV

Loggerhead Marinelife Center sees record-breaking turtle intake numbers after historic cold snap

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Staff at Loggerhead Marinelife Center dubbed last month 'March Madness' after taking in a record 65 sea turtles. WPTV spoke with the Palm Beach County facility about the surge that ...
WSOC-TV

Loggerhead sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free on Florida beach after rehab

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — It was a chilly day on Florida’s east coast, but the sight of a loggerhead sea turtle with only three flippers swimming into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday was warmly received by ...