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Georgia’s nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles began with a three-island rush last weekend.

Sea turtle and manatee season is here, and have been spotted for the first time this spring in Georgia and South Carolina. Here's what boaters and beachgoers need to know.

BRUNSWICK — With sea turtle and manatee sightings on the rise on Georgia’s coast, boaters should be on the lookout for these big and rare animals.

BRUNSWICK – With sea turtle and manatee sightings on the rise on Georgia’s coast, boaters should be on the lookout for these big and rare animals.

Nesting season begins for loggerhead turtles along Georgia coast WSBTV.com News Staff © Provided by WSB Atlanta File photo of a dawn-nesting loggerhead sea turtle on Ossabaw Island. (PHOTO: Caleigh Quick/Georgia DNR.) People along the Georgia coast could soon start to see sea turtles hatching. Researchers found their first loggerhead turtle nest in Little Cumberland Island on Saturday. They said the hatching marks the beginning of the nesting season. From about May through S...

First Sea Turtle Nest of the Season Spotted BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles has started on schedule. The annual cycle of these massive turtles returning to beaches in the Southeast to lay their eggs began in Georgia with a nest found Saturday morning on Little Cumberland Island. Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative members reported a second nest Sunday on Sea Island. Georgia Sea Turtle Program Coordinator Mark Dodd said the first nests are “always around the first of Ma...

First sea turtle nest of the season found over the weekend in Ga. * (Source: Georgia DNR) By WTOC Staff | May 3, 2021 at 1:01 PM EDT - Updated May 3 at 1:01 PM SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The first sea turtle nest of the 2021 season in Georgia was found Saturday, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. DNR says the loggerhead sea turtle nest was found on Little Cumberland Island. Georgia Sea Turtle Cooperative members spotted a second nest on Sunday on Sea Island. Georgia Se...