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JUNO BEACH — Researchers saw fewer sea turtle nests on a 9.5-mile stretch of beach in Juno Beach, Jupiter and Tequesta this season than they did in the three seasons before it. Loggerhead ...
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 Florida softshell turtle is a large turtle with a flattened, pancake-like body, a long neck, an elongated head with a long snorkel-like nose, and large webbed feet, each with three claws. While most turtles have hard shells composed of scutes , the Florida softshell turtle has a cartilaginous carapace covered in leathery skin.
The beaches of South Florida serve as a nesting habitat for the loggerhead, green, and leatherback sea turtles. Unfortunately, every species of sea turtle alive today is either classified as a threatened or endangered species. Gumbo Limbo works together with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to protect the area's sea turtles.
The Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located along a twenty-mile (30 km) section of coastline from Melbourne Beach to Wabasso Beach, Florida, along State Road A1A. The 900 acre (3.6 km 2) refuge was established in 1991, to protect the loggerhead and green sea turtles.
The numbers were highest for all three sea turtle species, according to the county. 2023 proves to be record-setting year for sea turtle nesting season in Broward County Skip to main content
The center hosts astronomy nights, [7] guided beach walks, [8] Boy Scout and Girl Scout programs, Eco Tours (SWIM), [9] evening turtle walks, [10] hatchling releases, [11] a marine summer camp program, [12] sea turtle releases, [13] water quality monitoring, [14] beach cleanups [2] and many other education programs, activities and events.