Why Florida officials say you should never put a stranded sea turtle hatchling back in the ocean

Florida wildlife officials are warning beachgoers not to handle or return stranded sea turtle hatchlings to the ocean, an ...
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Florida rescuer finds sea turtle hatchling at bottom of stairs, nowhere near the ocean

"It's possible a bird picked him up and dropped him." ...

First SoCal sea turtle eggs moved before Hurricane Polo hits

Marine scientists relocated 200 olive ridley sea turtle eggs to the Aquarium of the Pacific to protect them from storm surges ...
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How artificial lighting on coastal beaches disorients sea turtle hatchlings and kills them

The instinct that has worked for 100 million years Sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their sandy nests at night and face an ...
AOL

The Secret Navigation System Baby Sea Turtles Are Born With

Did you know that sea turtle hatchlings instinctively travel from their nests to the ocean? In a process called "sea finding," these small creatures use natural light to find their way to the ...
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Sea turtle hatching season begins on Outer Banks, North Carolina coast

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...
Daily Press

Sea turtles are hatching in near-record numbers in NC this year. Here’s why.

Almost 2,000 sea turtle nests have been spotted along North Carolina’s coast this year — the second-most since the state started tracking nests in 2009. North Carolina’s 300-plus miles of ...
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World's most endangered sea turtles hatch on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...