Turtle Trackers News Today

The bodies of almost 100 south-western snake-necked turtles have been found in Perth’s south.

Turtle Trackers of Hilton Head Island started a new fund to support the organizations work in sea turtle preservation and education.

“I imagine that was a funny phone call.”

A Florida hotel was overrun with adorable baby sea turtles after an estimated 50 hatchlings got lost in the dark and headed toward the pool instead of the Gulf of Mexico.

CLEARWATER — A safe nest is hard to find.

Volunteers with Sea Turtle Trackers find sea turtles killed by red tide A deceased turtle was found on Shell Key Volunteers with the non-profit Sea Turtle Trackers monitor sea turtle nests on Pinellas County beaches. and last updated 2021-07-28 23:16:59-04 ST. PETE BEACH, FLA.- — Volunteers with the non-profit Sea Turtle Trackers monitor sea turtle nests on Pinellas County beaches. Lisa Reich, a supervisor for Sea Turtle Trackers, said it has been an active nesting season. She showed ABC...

Beach communities are getting ready to participate in one of nature’s yearly miracles that takes place from May 1 through Oct. 31 — the hatching of sea turtles and their struggle to survive the perilous trek to the sea. According to Pinellas County’s Coastal Management Program, adult male turtles never leave the water, but to give birth female turtles come ashore in the dark, dig a hole using their flippers, and lay 100 to 150 eggs at a time. During the course of a season, a sing...