Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins: Here's How To See Them In Action

Tricia Woolfenden — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:02:00 +0000

Sea turtle nesting season is off and crawling this year with the first reported sea turtle nest in Boca Raton. The nest, made by a leatherback turtle, was recorded on Sunday morning in South Beach Park by Marine Turtle Specialists with the Boca Raton Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program based out of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.

Hurricane Sandy Erosion Will Impact Florida's Sea Turtle Nesting Season

Tricia Woolfenden — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:00:00 +0000

South Florida's beaches in late spring through much of the fall resemble something of a crime scene, or rather, dozens of miniature crime scenes. Brightly colored caution tape and wooden stakes can be found scattered throughout the sand, sectioning off areas where sea turtles have left the water to build nests.