Loggerheads
Editor’s note: This is part of a series highlighting the seven species of sea turtles during #SeaTurtleWeek. A different species will be highlighted each day. For more information on other Sea Turtle Week activities...
Editor’s note: This is part of a series highlighting the seven species of sea turtles during #SeaTurtleWeek. A different species will be highlighted each day. For more information on other Sea Turtle Week activities...
It has been an exciting week for our STPS nest surveyors. Not only did the teams pass the 100-nest mark, volunteers also recorded the first green sea turtle nest of the season. As of...
With seven nests recorded by STPS surveyors on Friday of last week alone, the numbers are adding up this season. Please do your part and keep the beaches clean, flat, and dark for the...
While a lot of uncertainty can be found in our human lives right now, sea turtles are doing what they have been doing for more than 100 million years. Just as it does each...
This year’s sea turtle nesting season has gotten off to a fast start for loggerheads in our survey area. As of July 2, our STPS nesting survey volunteers have recorded 100 more nests in...
By Caitlin Calabrese It’s summertime in Brevard County which means sea turtle nesting season is in full swing. Three of the seven world sea turtle species regularly use Brevard beaches for their annual...
By Susan Skinner As the sun rises over the ocean, waves break gently on the shore and a soft, salty breeze blows. The dawn’s pinkish light quickly gives way to brighter rays that illuminate...
Our STPS nesting survey teams continue to be on the beach each day as the sun rises. More loggerhead sea turtle nests and false crawls are being seen by the volunteers. To date, the...
Our STPS nesting survey volunteers have been on the beach for several weeks now. So far this season, two leatherback sea turtle nests and five loggerhead nests have been recorded on our section of...