Posts Tagged ‘hatchlings’
Hatchling Count Tops 31,000 as Record Loggerhead Season Nears Its Close
SCCF’s sea turtle team reports that 31,320 hatchlings have now made their way to the Gulf during the 2026 record-breaking nesting season. That total includes 30,793 loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and…
Read MoreSea Turtle Biologist Explains Nest Productivity as Measure of Season’s Success
With more hatchlings to come, SCCF’s sea turtle team has documented a total hatchling to sea count of 29,627 hatchlings during the 2026 record-breaking nesting season. With nearly 1,200 nests…
Read MoreRecord-Breaking Loggerhead Nesting on Sanibel Continues to Rise
SCCF’s sea turtle team reports that the new loggerhead (Caretta caretta) nesting record on Sanibel continues to rise as nesting winds down on the island. Sanibel’s loggerhead count has reached…
Read MorePublic Sea Turtle Hatchling Releases Begin with Spanish-Language Session
The evening of July 30 marked the kickoff of SCCF’s 2026 public sea turtle hatchling releases with a special bilingual session. SCCF Biologist Amanda Manrique led the session, which was…
Read MoreTime of Year for Baby Gopher Tortoises
Photo by Daniel Parker It’s that time of year when many terrestrial turtles are laying eggs, and hatchlings can be seen moving around. Although storm surges from 2022 – 2024…
Read MoreSCCF Documents Third Hatching of Leatherbacks on Islands
On June 28, SCCF’s sea turtle team documented the hatching of a rare, endangered leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) nest on Sanibel’s West End. During the inventory of the nest, SCCF biologists and…
Read MoreVolunteers Find Sea Turtle Nest ‘Boil’
35K sea turtle hatchlings emerge on Sanibel and Captiva
Read More24K Sea Turtle Hatchlings and a Loyal Loggerhead
Many more turtles expected to hatch this year
Read MoreHatching Season Update, Hybrid Sea Turtle Confirmed
Hatching continues and an exciting discovery
Read MoreSea Turtle Hatching Season Begins
Twenty nests have hatched so far on Sanibel and Captiva
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