Nueces County Coastal Parks explores new turtle incubation facility amid record nesting season

Nueces Co. Coastal Parks plans a turtle incubation facility to support dwindling federal efforts on Padre Island National ...
WNCT

Sea turtle hatching season kicks off in Emerald Isle

EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Sea turtle hatching season has begun in Emerald Isle. According to Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol on Facebook, Nest #3 of sea turtles in Emerald Isle has successfully ...
WUFT

Sea turtles, a Florida conservation success story, face a new threat

Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto Florida’s shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs. The season ...
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Hatching plan for balanced turtle genders

HERE is a cool fact about sea turtles: the incubation temperature of their eggs determines their offspring’s gender. “So, if turtle eggs buried in Penang beaches are allowed to incubate naturally, ...
Townsville Bulletin

Constant rain might trigger male turtle boom as hatchings begin

Are you ready for baby turtle season? We asked a Maggie Island expert how to navigate nesting turtles this summer, and find ...
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Successful hatching for endangered giant tortoises with artificial incubation

Artificial incubation has led to the first successful hatching of Aldabra Giant Tortoises in the Seychelles, following groundbreaking research that revealed their low hatching success in the wild was ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Sea turtles, a Florida conservation success story, face a new threat

Nickel, a green sea turtle rescued near Goodland, Fla., swims the waters of the Shedd Aquarium’s Caribbean Reef exhibit in 2003. (Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune/TNS) MIAMI — Each March, sea turtle ...