Tag: loggerhead sea turtles

Tracking baby sea turtles across vast expanses of ocean can help conservationists determine where sea turtles at risk may face danger from fishing operations or other disturbances. “Clearly, you want...

Georgia is seeing a record number of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Biologists have counted more than 3,960 nests along the coast since May. That’s 10 more than the...

Leeches on sea turtles may play a role in the reptiles contracting a disease that causes tumors. Scientists already had documented saltwater leeches showing up on loggerheads (Caretta caretta) and...

Nobody wishes for a hurricane, but for researchers studying loggerhead sea turtles in the Mid-Atlantic Bight — a coastal region running from Massachusetts to North Carolina — Hurricane Irene’s East...

Tracking baby sea turtles across vast expanses of ocean can help conservationists determine where sea turtles at risk may face danger from fishing operations or other disturbances. “Clearly, you want...

USGS is providing a two-part series on eight species feeling the effects of climate change. Part 2 will be available next week. From forest to grassland, desert to ocean, many...

Sea turtles in Georgia have sailed past the state’s recovery goal of 2,800 nests, a conservation milestone the turtles weren’t expected to reach for another eight to 10 years, according...

There’s no bringing a dead sea turtle back to life. But by filling its carcass with Styrofoam and a GPS tracker, researchers can turn it into a scientific instrument, gathering...