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News Articles: sea turtles

Two adult female loggerhead turtles were released into the surf Friday on the beach at Jekyll Island.

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  • News

Brunswick dredging delayed over sea turtle concerns

Environmental groups are applauding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' decision to delay work in the Brunswick harbor that would kill sea turtles.

July 15, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A nest of baby sea turtles walks toward the ocean.

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  • Animals

Sea turtles busy nesting on beaches in Georgia, S. Carolina

Rare loggerhead sea turtles are busy digging nests and laying eggs on beaches in Georgia and South Carolina. Wildlife officials in both states report finding dozens of nests since May 1, considered the unofficial start of the sea turtle nesting season.

May 16, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press
Two adult female loggerhead turtles were released into the surf Friday on the beach at Jekyll Island.

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  • Animals

Georgia vets return sea turtles to ocean after long recovery

A pair of rare sea turtles have returned to the ocean after veterinarians spent nearly a year nursing them back to health on the Georgia coast.

April 18, 2022
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
Loggerhead hatchling

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  • Environment

Quarter million loggerhead sea turtle eggs laid on Ga. beaches

Loggerheads didn't break their records but stayed on track for recovery.

October 20, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Landers
two women take measurements among dune grass

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  • Environment

Researcher From Georgia Southern University Studies Coastal Dune Plantings

A graduate student is studying what kinds of plants are best at holding Tybee Island's coastal sand dunes in place.

July 05, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Tammy Smith records GPS data for a turtle crawl on Tybee Island in 2019.

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  • Environment

Slow Turtle Nesting No Cause For Concern, Experts Say

Sea turtle nesting is below recent, record-breaking years but experts say it's not cause for concern.

June 02, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
A loggerhead sea turtle on the beach near the water line

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  • Environment

Judge Blocks Dredging During Sea Turtle Nesting Season

A judge ruled that an Army Corps of Engineers plan to dredge while sea turtles are nesting poses too great a risk to the turtles.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Loggerhead Sea Turtle hatchlings

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  • Environment

Lawsuit Opposes Year-Round Dredging In Coastal Georgia Waters

In a federal lawsuit filed Monday, the group One Hundred Miles is seeking a preliminary injunction to block the Corps from conducting year-round operation and maintenance dredging in Brunswick Harbor starting as early as mid-May.

May 05, 2021
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Marine biology student Ranim Tahhan, 21, pictured left, and another volunteer work to clean Tyre beach from the pollution caused by an oil spill in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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  • Middle East

Amid Myriad Crises, Lebanon Now Confronts An Ecological Disaster On Its Shores

Some of the country's last beaches spared from development are now carpeted in globs of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean, damaging beaches that are nesting grounds for endangered turtles.

March 28, 2021
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Some of the thousands of cold-stunned sea turtles rescued in South Padre Island, Texas. Volunteers are continuing to rescue the creatures amid freezing temperatures and widespread power outages.

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  • Animals

Volunteers In Texas Are Saving Thousands Of Cold-Stunned Sea Turtles From The Storm

The nonprofit Sea Turtle, Inc. says it has brought in nearly 4,500 sea turtles and counting since Sunday. Still without power, it's heating its tanks with a commercial generator donated by SpaceX.

February 17, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
A loggerhead sea turtle crawled up onto Cumberland Island over the weekend to lay the year's first nest.

Sea Turtle Nesting Season Begins On Cumberland Island

A loggerhead sea turtle laid the first nest of the year on Cumberland Island over the weekend.

April 27, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Loggerhead sea turtles enjoyed a record nesting season in Georgia this year.

Sea Turtles End Record Season On Georgia Coast

Loggerhead sea turtles are wrapping up a record nesting and hatching season on the Georgia coast. More than 3,900 turtles nested on Georgia beaches this...

October 11, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones
Tammy Smith records GPS data for a turtle crawl on Tybee Island. The state Department of Natural Resources tracks this data as part of their sea turtle conservation efforts.

A Walk On The Beach To Save Georgia's Sea Turtles

It's sea turtle nesting season, when turtles crawl up on Georgia beaches at night to lay their eggs. Every morning, volunteers walk the beach to look...

July 31, 2019
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By:
  • Emily Jones
The National Park Service is working on a plan to protect sea turtles and other species from predators like raccoons and coyotes.

Park Service Aims To Protect 'Species Of Concern'

The National Park Service is working on a plan to protect vulnerable nesting animals from predators. Lots of what the Park Service calls “species of...

October 05, 2018
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By:
  • Emily Jones

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