A Look at Sea Turtle Nesting
By Brianna Forte If you walk along Florida beaches at night from May to October, you might be able to witness the magical event of a sea turtle nesting. In fact, 90 percent of...
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Lights Out, Stash the Trash
By the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Lights out, stash the trash. It’s sea turtle nesting season! The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding beachgoers they can help protect nesting sea...
Vote for STPS
The Sea Turtle Preservation Society has an exciting opportunity to expand its educational programming and teach more of the community about sea turtle conservation, but the organization needs everyone’s vote to make it a...
KEEP BEACHES CLEAN, FLAT, AND DARK
By Caitlin Calabrese and Susan Skinner Residents and visitors can help to make our area as turtle friendly as possible by remembering to keep beaches clean, flat and dark from May 1 through Oct....
IT’S NESTING SEASON
Nesting season has arrived in Florida, but before we start tallying this season’s nest activity, let’s take a look back at the 2019 statewide totals. Florida Statewide 2019 nesting numbers:106,650 loggerhead nests53,105 green nests1,105...
Volunteer Q&A: Nesting Surveys
So you’d like to volunteer with the Sea Turtle Preservation Society? We’re here to help you get started. This week, we will continue to feature information about each of our programs and the volunteer...
It’s a wrap for the 2019 survey season
Well, it’s official. Our volunteer teams have completed the 2019 survey season. It has been quite a year, and our surveyors were kept busy documenting all of the activity. Our totals for the 2019...
Wrong way, hatchlings
By Angel Collins I wasn’t sure how to start this article, but I guess it starts with stating what amazing creatures sea turtles are. Sea turtles are thought to be between 20 and 50...
From egg to hatchling
By Kim Seidl Before sea turtle hatchlings embark on their incredible ocean adventure, they must first survive the delicate process of development. Before the Egg: Mature, female sea turtles vary in frequency of reproduction....
Nesting numbers on record pace
Our survey volunteers are keeping extra busy this season, and nesting activity continues at a record pace. As of July 31, teams had documented 513 loggerhead nests, five green nests and three leatherback nests...