Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback ... sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season ...

Carly Oakley about the nesting success of sea turtles on Pinellas County beaches this season and how sea turtle nests were impacted by the hurricanes. Oakley said that for the first time, ...

They found some male leatherback and green sea turtles this year, which differs from previous years when they usually discovered nearly all female hatchlings. “By monitoring nest temperatures ...

Sea turtle nesting season in South Florida officially ... Initial findings suggest a likely production of male hatchlings for ...

“Playa California in Maunabo is one of the main leatherback nesting beaches in Puerto Rico and one of the few places where the population cohort shows signs of recovery.” “Our group monitors and ...

Last year’s leatherback nest successfully hatched, according to Monday’s post. Leatherback sea turtles are classified as endangered at both the federal and state levels, migrate over great ...

white-striped leatherback hatchlings emerge from the nest. Hatchlings make their way to the ocean, orienting themselves toward the brightest direction, which on natural, undeveloped beaches is toward ...

They’re frequently found in the Pacific Ocean, where Pacific leatherback sea turtles traverse thousands of miles between feeding and nesting sites. From the warm waters of tropical and ...

The number of sea turtle nests established in Palm Beach dropped this season by more than 3,000 from a record-breaking count in 2023, but the town's sea turtle monitor said there is no cause for ...