What you need to know as Florida's sea turtle nesting season kicks off

March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...
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Sea Turtle Rescued After Predator Attack Returns to the Wild as a 3-Finned Pioneer

A loggerhead sea turtle who spent 3 months in rehabilitation following an attack that left her without her left fin has returned to the ocean. The Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla., ...

Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas

The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory ...
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Loggerhead sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free on Florida beach after rehab

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — It was a chilly day on Florida’s east coast, but the sight of a loggerhead sea turtle with only three flippers swimming into the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday was warmly received by ...
Palm Beach Post

It's turtle walk season: How you can see them lay their nests at north county beaches.

Every summer, as the sun sets over the shores of Palm Beach County, one of nature’s most awe-inspiring spectacles quietly unfolds in the sand. Sea turtles — greens, leatherbacks and loggerheads — ...
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The beach is not a petting zoo. It's illegal to touch baby sea turtles

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida's waters: Loggerhead, Green, Leatherback, Kemp's Ridley, and Hawksbill. All of them are protected.

The Palm Beaches - The Sea Turtle Capital of Florida(TM)

Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), the tourism marketing organization for Palm Beach County, announced the destination has received designation as the Sea Turtle Capital of Florida(TM), highlighting ...