Loggerhead turtle emerging
Fabulous footage! The first steps {and swim} of life on a Florida beach – a loggerhead turtle hatchling emerges from its nest and, following its instincts, light, and other cues, […]
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Pic o’ the week – snacking sand perch
It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there. Or in this case, a fish-eat-crab world. Ocean photographer Steve Kovacs captured snacktime for a sand perch (Diplectrum formosum), as it dined on a […]
Hollywood (Fla) to dim lights for turtles
It’s taken time, many battles, and the city’s need for permits, but the city of Hollywood, Florida has agreed to dim the lights along its beaches during turtle nesting season. […]
Sea turtle hatchlings LOVE beach resort lights
There’s bound to be messiness when creatures who’ve roamed the seas and beaches for millions of years face the relatively newfangled phenomenon of artifical light. Scientists believe that sea turtle […]
