Posts Tagged ‘sea turtles’
Sea Turtle Nesting Season is Underway
Daily monitoring for sea turtle nesting activity began on Tuesday, April 15. Daily surveys run through October along the entirety of Sanibel and Captiva, with staff and volunteers covering 18…
Read MoreInaugural Nest Fest Supports Sea Turtles & Shorebirds
Sea turtle and shorebird lovers came out to support SCCF’s Coastal Wildlife staff and volunteers on April 14 for our first-ever Nest Fest — a celebration of sea turtle and…
Read MoreFrom Ocean to Nest: The Incredible Journey of Nesting Sea Turtles
In just about a month, hundreds of nesting sea turtles will return to Sanibel and Captiva’s shores to lay their eggs throughout sea turtle nesting season, which in Florida runs…
Read MoreNest Fest: SOLD OUT
Join SCCF for our first-ever Nest Fest — a celebration of Sanibel and Captiva’s annual sea turtle and shorebird nesting season. With snowy plover nesting season underway, and least tern…
Read MoreSCCF Responds to 6 Sea Turtle Strandings
From Feb. 13-21, SCCF documented one live and five dead stranded sea turtles on Sanibel. All stranded turtles were identified as loggerheads (Caretta caretta) and consisted of three adult males,…
Read MoreWhat Are Sea Turtles Named After?
What’s in a name? When it comes to sea turtles, it turns out, a pretty distinguishing trait. “The animal kingdom is filled with plenty of common names, which may have…
Read MoreFewer Sea Turtle Strandings on Islands in 2024
A stranded loggerhead being rescued by SCCF staff and partners during the 2018 red tide event on Sanibel. Image by Alex Horn. In addition to daily nesting surveys from April…
Read MoreSea Turtle Team Identifies Long-Term Nesting Trends
The sea turtle nesting beaches of Sanibel have been monitored since 1959, first led by sea turtle researcher Charles LeBuff and his organization Caretta Research, Inc. Sanibel was initially monitored…
Read MoreSea Turtle Nesting Concludes for 2024
The 2024 sea turtle nesting season started off with an exciting and rare leatherback nest that produced a total of 40 hatchlings. Before this year, Sanibel and Captiva had not…
Read MoreSCCF Biologists Present at South Florida Herpeton Conference
SCCF’s Coastal Wildlife and Wildlife & Habitat Management departments took part in the 2024 Herpeton Conference, which took place Sept. 27-29 at Florida SouthWestern State College. SCCF helped sponsor the conference. …
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