Rarely-seen sea turtle found dead on the Outer Banks had ‘quite a voyage’
A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week.
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NEST reports dead Leatherback Sea Turtle stranded in Corolla
Around noon on Monday, Nov. 4, NEST (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) posted this announcement.
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Sea turtle nests increased along Gulf Coast but hurricanes washed many away
The aquarium’s patrol team was able to witness the leatherback hatchlings make their way to the sea. There were also two green turtle nests documented. Most of the nests in the area are ...
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Rare leatherback turtles caught on thermal imaging
THAI marine conservation officials have used thermal imaging equipment mounted on a drone to capture footage of a leatherback sea turtle, the world’s largest turtle species, coming to shore to ...
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900-pound sea turtle pings off New England coast
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — A 987-pound leatherback sea turtle “pinged” off the coast of New England Sunday, according to OCEARCH tracking. Bootes is an adult female who measures roughly 5-feet and ...
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Fewer sea turtles nested on Jupiter-area beaches this year. Why scientists aren't worried.
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 ...
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Rarely-seen sea turtle found dead on the Outer Banks had ‘quite a voyage’
A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week. It’s unclear what killed the turtle, which NOAA researchers tagged with a tracking device last summer ...
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Sea turtle nests increased along a Florida beach but hurricanes washed many away
The Clearwater Marine Aquarium said Friday that 271 nests were documented this year along a 21-mile stretch of beach ...