JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) have recorded their first sea turtle nests of the year on Juno Beach, marking an early start to the nesting season.
The result is a better understanding of their astonishing migrations. A loggerhead sea turtle, shortly after hatching, heads out to sea on a beach at Bald Head Island, North Carolina (US).
A baby loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) was rescued by the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP) earlier this month — an extremely rare occurrence of a juvenile of this species found ...
But now, the climate is changing faster than ever, and the turtles must adapt – or risk losing entire generations. New research offers a glimpse into how these resilient animals are responding.
Fortunately, we were pleased to discover that green and loggerhead turtles that breed in North Cyprus are arriving earlier in the year to offset some of the impacts of rising incubation temperatures.
WATCH: After 16 months of rehabilitation by the Sea Turtle Healing Center at the Brevard Zoo, Mischief, a 140-pound loggerhead turtle, was released into the ocean at Howard Futch Park in Melbourne.
Turtles are proving to be surprisingly adaptable in the face of climate change, shifting their nesting season earlier each year to cope with rising temperatures. Scientists studying green and ...
As global temperatures continue to rise due to the impacts of human-caused climate change, sea turtles are changing their nesting behaviors in response. Green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus ...
Loggerhead turtles have advanced their nesting by 0.78 days per year since 1993. Individual turtles adjust nesting timing based on sea temperature, with a 6.47-day advancement per 1°C increase.
New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus have discovered they are returning to ...
One of the United Nations' latest marine life conservation projects has created a floating rehabilitation center for injured loggerhead sea turtles right off the coast of the Kerkennah Islands in ...
Call of Duty players aren't happy with the recently revealed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles event due to the pricing. Players have the option to upgrade the TMNT Event Pass to a premium edition for ...