A Passionate Community of Activists, Scientists, and Volunteers Are Devoted To Saving Florida's Sea Turtles
The sun has just edged above the Atlantic horizon to cast its morning glow on Riviera Beach, and even that dawn brushstroke grips the June day with a simmering heat.
by Tracey Minkin, October 21, 2022
The Hazards of Beach Furniture to Turtle Nesting
During the 1998 sea turtle nesting season, lounge chairs were a factor in 64 turtle emergences, resulting in 52 false crawls and 12 nests.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Swimming with Sea Turtles
Swimming with sea turtles is usually one of the fondest experiences scuba divers are lucky enough to have. You’ve heard me tell you before that scuba diving in West Palm Beach is one of the greatest places to go if you want to have the best sea turtle encounters…
by Laz, Walker’s Dive Charts, July 7, 2015
Sea turtle nesting begins on Florida’s east coast
Marine-turtle nesting season began in March on Florida’s east coast beaches from Brevard through Broward counties, although two leatherbacks laying their eggs in late February got a head start.
Tampa Bay Newspapers, April 2, 2013
Singer Island's sea turtle guardian watches over the nests, worries about the oil
For 15 years, Debbie Sobel has been protecting sea turtle nests on Singer Island.
by Willie Howard, Palm Beach Post, June 11, 2010
Storms destroying sea turtle nests
Sea turtle nests, already damaged by Hurricane Fay, are likely to be hit again by upcoming storms.
SunSentinel, September 4, 2008
Florida sea turtle surveyors find mixed bag
Their tracks tell the tale. Look closely, and you can trace the path of the mighty sea turtle mother as she slides across the beach in search of safe nesting grounds.
by Patty Pensa, NBC News, November 22, 2006
Volunteers patrol beaches in effort to protect sea turtles
Her prints reveal her identity: loggerhead, green or leatherback. They take you where a night’s effort took her, which sometimes is back to the ocean after a fruitless trek up the sand.
Orlando Sentinel, November 20, 2006
Watchers Record Sea Turtle Struggle
Look closely, and you can trace the path of the mighty sea turtle mother as she slides across the beach in search of safe nesting grounds.
by Patty Pensa, The Ledger, November 20, 2006
Survival of the Fittest
Look closely, and you can trace the path of the mighty sea turtle mother as she slides across the beach in search of safe nesting grounds.
by Patty Pensa, SunSentinel, October 15, 2006
Battered beaches endanger sea turtle
Sea turtles could find nesting more daunting along parts of the Florida coast this summer because of lingering damage from last September’s hurricanes, wildlife officials said.
SunSentinel, May 9, 2005
Florida seeks to toughen laws on poaching of sea turtle eggs
They’re smuggled into the country from Latin America or plucked off Florida beaches at night to be sold in a black market authorities are struggling to stop.
The Daily Record, April 4, 2003
Lights dim prospects for sea turtles
The sand at sunrise tells the story: The footprints, 60 to 70 sets made by sea turtle hatchlings, are headed in the wrong direction.
by Stephanie Desmon, The Baltimore Sun, March 21, 2001
Sea turtles get tender, loving care
A day at the beach is work for Florida’s volunteer turtle patrol. Rising before dawn, they pace the coastline in search of turtle tracks and cordon off nests to protect endangered hatchlings.
SunSentinel, August 17, 1997