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. As scientists have told us for years, and as volunteers with STOP have shown us in this vivid video, sea turtle hatchlings are attracted by …

Olive ridley turtle “arribada” in Mexico

Amid the ongoing disaster of the Gulf oil spill and the unspeakable violence happening in parts of Mexico, an astonishing natural wonder dating back thousands of years is happening on some Mexican coasts -- the annual "arribadas" of Olive ridley sea turtles. Described by scientists as "one of the most unique synchronized nesting habits in …

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 hatchlings, when they emerge from their shells on beaches around the world, institnctually move in the direction where the sky is brightest. On a beach …

Today’s Gulf sea turtle – Loggerhead

As The Baltimore Sun’s Candus Thomson notes, all five species of sea turtles found in the Gulf are listed under the Endangered Species Act (this was true even before the BP oil disaster). We’re looking at fast facts about these species – this week, it’s the Loggerhead: Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) named for their large heads …

Today’s Gulf sea turtle – Hawksbill

As The Baltimore Sun’s Candus Thomson notes, all five species of sea turtles found in the Gulf are listed under the Endangered Species Act (this was pre-oil leak). We're looking at fast facts about these species - this week, it's the Hawksbill: Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) listed by US as a critically endangered species since 1970 …

Today’s Gulf sea turtle – Kemp’s ridley

As The Baltimore Sun's Candus Thomson notes, all five species of sea turtles found in the Gulf are listed under the Endangered Species Act (this was pre-oil leak). We're looking at fast facts about these species, starting with the most endangered: Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) the most endangered of the sea turtles the …