Sea turtle nesting season: Boaters, public can help protect rebounding population
If you see what looks like a giant log or an old floating picnic table out in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, don't be surprised if it slowly swims away. Sea turtle nesting season starts soon, and that means adults ranging in size from a full-size beanbag to a small car will be plying local waters. Females will lay several nests this summer on local beaches, the very same places they themselves were born decades ago. "It is as if they have an internal GPS," said Luciano Soares, with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg. "Each female will lay around five...