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Sea turtle nesting season begins Friday, and town law requires oceanfront property owners to make sure their lights aren’t visible from the beach until nesting season ends Oct. 31.
A green turtle crawls to the ocean after laying her eggs on the beach at Coral Cove Park in Tequesta, Florida on February 24, 2020.
Florida’s 2023 turtle nesting season, which runs from March through October, is only halfway through and has already reached record-breaking numbers.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2024. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
It is the largest species of softshell turtle found in Florida and all of North America, ranging from 15 to 76 cm (5.9 to 29.9 in) in straight-line carapace length. [12] The Florida softshell turtle also exhibits significant sexual size dimorphism. Adult females are often 3-5 times larger than males.
The Florida mud turtle (Kinosternon steindachneri) [1] is a species of turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the state of Florida in the United States . This species of turtle is extremely rare compared to others.
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The number of recorded nests this year is close to 1,500, an all-time high for Volusia County. What is behind the big numbers? Here is what we know.