Sea turtle nesting season begins May 1: Here's what to know

Sea turtle season is back! The annual nesting season officially begins Friday, May 1. “Mickler's has one nest, and they're ...
WGCU Public Media

Collier County’s first 2026 sea turtle nest — a loggerhead — on Keewaydin Island and Barefoot Beach

The Collier County Sea Turtle Protection Team recorded the first sea turtle nest on Barefoot Beach in Collier County ...

First local sea turtle nest of 2026 season has been spotted

Sea turtle nesting season technically begins on May 1, but local conservation groups are already tracking activity down in ...
Fort Myers Beach Talk

First loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season on Fort Myers Beach is early

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season on Fort Myers Beach is early, Turtle Time founder Eve Haverfield said. The ...
Sarasota Magazine

Mote Documents First Sea Turtle Nest of 2026

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle ...
Gold Coast Sun

Turtle Watch GC shares warning while waiting for turtle nest to hatch at Palm Beach

On Sunday, a Gold Coast local found a loggerhead sea turtle, which had burrowed itself within the sand dunes at Palm Beach, had laid more than 40 eggs. TurtleWatch Gold Coast, Sea World Foundation and ...

Tybee Island prepares for sea turtle nesting season

Turtle season officially kicks off Saturday on Tybee Island as loggerhead sea turtles begin nesting on the island’s beaches.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Loggerhead turtle nest discovered at Shelly Beach on NSW Central Coast is the southernmost on record

A popular tourist beach on the NSW Central Coast has become home to a nest of more than 100 loggerhead turtle eggs, making it the southernmost site for a nest on record. An endangered loggerhead ...