Fact Check: Yes, Video Authentically Shows 'Biggest Turtle in World' Shuffling Along Beach
The footage, recorded from a low angle to make the turtle look bigger, showed the animal slowly shuffling along a beach.
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SCCF: Sea turtle nesting concludes for year
The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation reported the 2024 sea turtle nesting season started off with an exciting and rare ...
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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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Rare leatherback turtles caught on thermal imaging
Leatherback sea turtles are classified as vulnerable on the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, with populations declining due to habitat loss, poaching, and plastic ...
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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.
Fewer sea turtles nested on Jupiter-area beaches this year. Why scientists aren't worried.
This includes 12,968 loggerhead, 1,729 green and 254 leatherback turtle nests. All three species are either threatened or ...
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Sea turtle nests increased along Gulf Coast but hurricanes washed many away
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June through November. This year also marked the first time a documented leatherback turtle nest was found in Pinellas County. The aquarium’s patrol team ...
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Fewer sea turtles nested on Jupiter-area beaches this year. Why scientists aren't worried.
This includes 12,968 loggerhead, 1,729 green and 254 leatherback turtle nests. All three species are either threatened or vulnerable. This is a 40% drop from last year’s record 25,025 nests ...