Premature Green Sea Turtles Rescued By Brevard Zoo
• The Brevard Zoo is caring for 20 green sea turtles rescued after hatching prematurely.
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• The Brevard Zoo is caring for 20 green sea turtles rescued after hatching prematurely.
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• Florida’s population of endangered green sea turtles is exploding.
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• The Brevard Zoo is working with engineers on technology to help keep tabs on sea turtles. Researchers hope the technology can fill in some of what they don’t know about turtles.
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• Green sea turtles are nesting in record numbers in central Florida.
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• There’s a new effort to determine why green sea turtles in the Indian River Lagoon are covered with tumors.
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• Some 200 sea turtle nests are believed to have been lost to Hurricane Matthew at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Melbourne Beach.
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• Researchers say removing beach debris increases sea turtle nest numbers by 200 percent.
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• Sea turtles in Florida are making a comeback.
Leading the way is the green turtle, a species that a few decades ago was near the brink. Today its recovery is virtually unprecedented for an endangered species in the United States.
The gains are most apparent at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Melbourne Beach, among the world’s most significant nesting sites for sea turtles.
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• Friday is the official start to sea turtle nesting season in central Florida. The turtles come out of the water usually at night to lay eggs in the sand. Jennifer Winters, with Volusia County’s Environmental Management Division, reminds people a lighting ordinance is now in effect for the protected sea turtle.
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