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Holiday beachgoers disturb turtle nests
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Holiday beachgoers disturb turtle nests

Jul 11, 2023 – Leslie Lake
April 24, 2023
By Leslie Lake
First turtle nest of season found early on AMI

First turtle nest of season found early on AMI

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Island sea turtles are getting off to an early start as the first nest of the season on the Gulf Coast of Florida has appeared on Anna Maria Island. “AMITW got a big surprise e…
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April 17, 2023
By Leslie Lake
Turtle season begins under Mazzarella’s watch

Turtle season begins under Mazzarella’s watch

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – As Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers begin checking the beaches this week for early sea turtle nesting activity, its new executive director, Krist…
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October 10, 2022
By Leslie Lake
Wildlife Inc. cares for animals during, after hurricane

Wildlife Inc. cares for animals during, after hurricane

BRADENTON BEACH – With crates full of hungry adult and baby rescue animals at Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Inc., it was business as usual following Hurricane Ian, despite the power outages…
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September 20, 2022
By Leslie Lake
Turtle hatchlings break record on AMI

Turtle hatchlings break record on AMI

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Sea turtle hatchlings have broken the Anna Maria Island record set by the 2018 crop of local loggerheads, with 35,850 hatchlings so far this year. The number, recorded…
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August 29, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Sea turtles rescued on Bridge Street

Sea turtles rescued on Bridge Street

BRADENTON BEACH – Sea turtle nesting season is in full swing on the Island, and while some locals and visitors have been lucky enough to get a glimpse of newly-hatched babies heading from their nest…
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July 18, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Sea turtle nests are hatching

Sea turtle nests are hatching

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Plenty of little flipper tracks are on the beach and lots more are on the way as the first loggerhead sea turtle nests of the season begin to hatch. At least 21 nests have hatche…
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July 11, 2022
By Leslie Lake
Green sea turtle released

Green sea turtle released

ANNA MARIA – Five months after an apparent collision with a boat left him with multiple injuries, a rehabilitated green sea turtle nicknamed “Pierre” by Mote Aquarium staff was released back into the…
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June 21, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Sea turtle tagged at Coquina Beach

Sea turtle tagged at Coquina Beach

A crowd gathered on south Coquina Beach Monday morning to cheer on Esther the loggerhead sea turtle as she made her way back to the Gulf of Mexico after being tagged with a satellite transmitter by v…
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May 8, 2022
By Jason Schaffer
Sea turtle nesting season is on

Sea turtle nesting season is on

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Just in time for Mother’s Day, sea turtles that hatched on the Island have begun returning to lay their own nests. Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring (AMIT…
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October 17, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Turtle season ends with good results

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – The 2021 sea turtle nesting season is over on the Island, with the final known nest hatching Thursday, Oct. 14, according to Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitorin…
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