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Oct 17, 2021 – Cindy Lane
April 19, 2021
By Cindy Lane
Turtle trackers predict Bortie’s return

Turtle trackers predict Bortie’s return

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Just in time for the May 1 start of sea turtle nesting season off AMI, Bortie may be coming home to nest. The female loggerhead sea turtle was satellite-tagged and released fro…
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March 29, 2021
By Cindy Lane

Turtle released in bay

ANNA MARIA – A small crowd clapped and cheered as Mote Marine’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital staff released a loggerhead sea turtle, nicknamed “O-H,” into Tampa Bay from Bayfront Park on Wednes…
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November 2, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 349 (Record: 544 in 2019) False crawls: 450 Nests hatched: 289 Hatchlings hatched: 20,237 (Record: 35,788 in 2018) Nest disorientations: 1 Source: Anna Maria Island Tu…
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July 7, 2020
By Cindy Lane

Close call for sea turtle trapped in hole

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – A sea turtle trapped in a hole on the beach is lucky that Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers are so diligent at their jobs. Director Suzi Fox an…
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June 9, 2020
By Cindy Lane

Celebrate turtles

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – World Sea Turtle Day is Tuesday, June 16, and you can celebrate with the Sea Turtle Conservancy on the birthday of its founder, Dr. Archie Carr. Carr is remembered as the fathe…
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April 23, 2020
By Cindy Lane
First turtle nest of season early

First turtle nest of season early

ANNA MARIA – A loggerhead sea turtle jumped the gun and laid the first nest of the 2020 season on Anna Maria Island’s north end sometime the night of Sunday, April 19, nearly two weeks before the off…
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March 22, 2020
By Cindy Lane
Coronavirus affecting turtle, bird monitoring

Coronavirus affecting turtle, bird monitoring

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – COVID-19 will keep most Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring volunteers off the beaches as sea turtle and bird nesting seasons begin, according to Director Suzi…
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October 26, 2019
By Cindy Lane

Another turtle generation paddles into the sunset

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – At least 27,298 sea turtle hatchlings scurried safely to the Gulf of Mexico this year from Anna Maria, Holmes Beach and Bradenton Beach, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebi…
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October 25, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Turtle rainbow

Nesting News

Turtle nests laid: 544 (beating the 2018 record of 534!) False crawls: 568 Nests hatched: 413 Hatchlings hatched: 27,298 (2018 record: 35,788) Nest disorientations: 55 Related coverage Good, ba…
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October 8, 2019
By Cindy Lane
Good, bad records mark turtle season

Good, bad records mark turtle season

ANNA MARIA ISLAND – With three weeks left in turtle nesting and hatching season, sea turtles have set a nesting record, with 544 nests so far, beating the previous record set in 2018 of 534. But a…
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