Bubba the 375-pound sea turtle is back in the Atlantic after …
WEBJul 13, 2024 · After a slow, steady recovery in Florida, a 375-pound loggerhead sea turtle named Bubba is swimming free in the Atlantic Ocean. The male turtle was found with injuries to both front flippers...
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.
Florida Turtle Nests Are Making a Big Comeback - The New York Times
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...
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.
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 …
The Vanishing Guardians of Ghana’s Oceans: Exposing the Sea Turtle ...
WEBSep 11, 2024 · Ghana, 2024. An investigation into the illegal sea turtle poaching and trade in Ghana. NYANYANO, Ghana — In an open, unsanitary seaside shed in Nyanyano, a coastal town in Ghana’s Central Region, eight massive sea turtles lie helpless under the blazing sun, their shells baking in the heat. Flipped on their backs to …
Over 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 3, 2024 · A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public.
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.
Sea turtles make big comeback on sandy beaches at 2 British …
WEB6 days ago · There were 382 sea turtle nests recorded this year on all sandy beaches inside the bases—100 more than last year's count. Bases Environmental and Police Officer Alexia Perdiou said a decadeslong ...
Some Very Cold Sea Turtles Were Just Flown South for the Winter
WEBDec 7, 2023 · Cold-stunned sea turtles that washed ashore in Massachusetts have been flown on private planes to Florida and North Carolina for rehabilitation.