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The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that as of May 14, Sanibel and Captiva had 47 loggerhead nests and one leatherback nest. Over 30 new logger

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that a leatherback nest was found on Sanibel on April 24, marking the first sea turtle nest of the season f

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that nesting season is officially slowing down. As of Aug. 23, there were three new loggerhead nests across

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that staff had 406 nighttime sea turtle encounters on Sanibel as of Aug. 8 as part of the sea turtle progra

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that the record sea turtle nesting season continues for the islands, with 1,171 nests laid across the islan

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that a record number of loggerhead sea turtle nests have been laid this year on Sanibel and Captiva, with m

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported that the first sea turtle hatchlings of the season have emerged on Sanibel and Captiva. The first nest hatc

Crew members from Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation rescued an adult loggerhead sea turtle seen struggling to come up for air.

Nesting turtle (Photo by DoE) (CNS): Two months after the first turtle nest of the season was spotted on Cayman Brac, 2023 is already turning out to be a record year. The loggerhead turtle nest laid on 12 April has already hatched, with over 100 turtles making it out. Since then, another 165 nests have…

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundations sea turtle monitoring program is made possible by dedicated volunteers like Irene Nolan and Diane Clark, who atten