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Turtle Watch volunteers find season’s first sea turtle nest
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Turtle Watch volunteers find season’s first sea turtle nest

Apr 29, 2024 – Leslie Lake
October 25, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Hurricane ends turtle season early

Hurricane ends turtle season early

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Turtle nesting season is over early this year, with Hurricane Idalia having left a large dent in nesting numbers. “Hurricane Idalia had a major impact on our nesting season, caus…
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October 24, 2023
By Leslie Lake

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 405 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 439 (Record: 831 in 2010) Hatched nests: 305 (Record: 453 in 2022) Hatchlings: 23,149 (Previous record: 35,850 in 2022) Hatchlin…
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September 26, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Turtle season slows to a crawl

Turtle season slows to a crawl

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2023 turtle nesting season is coming to an early end, partly due to Hurricane Idalia. “No changes in nest numbers,” Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch Executive Director Kristen…
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July 31, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Hazards impede turtle hatchlings

Hazards impede turtle hatchlings

HOLMES BEACH – Four turtle hatchlings that had fallen into a hole on the beach were found by Holmes Beach Code Enforcement staff on the morning of July 16. While entrapped, the turtles were using up…
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July 18, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Turtle nests run over on AMI beaches

Turtle nests run over on AMI beaches

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – On a daily patrol last week, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers were shocked and saddened to find multiple turtle nests that had been trampled on a…
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July 11, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Holiday beachgoers disturb turtle nests

Holiday beachgoers disturb turtle nests

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers discovered that multiple sea turtle nests were disturbed over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. “I don’t th…
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July 3, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Loggerhead sea turtle ‘Suzi’ released into race

Loggerhead sea turtle ‘Suzi’ released into race

BRADENTON BEACH – As hundreds of delighted onlookers gathered to see a publicized turtle release at Coquina Beach, loggerhead sea turtle “Suzi” made a grand entrance from the sand to the water. Sh…
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June 12, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Avoid disturbing sea turtles, nests

Avoid disturbing sea turtles, nests

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – It’s been a good week for sea turtles as nest numbers continue to climb, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring Executive Director Kristen Mazzarella…
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June 5, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Loggerheads released after recovering from red tide

Loggerheads released after recovering from red tide

ANNA MARIA – In a cooperative effort between Mote Marine Laboratory and The Florida Aquarium, two loggerhead sea turtles were released at Bayfront Park on May 30 after months of care and rehabilitati…
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May 1, 2023
By Leslie Lake

Turtle Watch commemorates Suzi Fox Day

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – As turtle nesting season begins, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring (AMITW) declared May 1 as Suzi Fox Day to honor the legacy of its former executive directo…
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