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Earth Day: Sea turtle program on Bald Head Island helps restore threatened population

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) -- A unique program on the North Carolina coast is working to restore the sea turtle population, especially Loggerheads, the main species seen in the state. According to ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Hilton Head Island’s favorite visitors are on their way out. Here’s how their season went

After months of arduous work and endless nurturing, Hilton Head Island’s most beloved visitors are almost on their way out. Sea turtle season — a six-month stretch where some volunteers give up their ...
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First nest is here already, Hilton Head area sea turtle season begins

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hatchlings emerge from a nest recently at Harbor Island. Sea turtles have adapted nesting strategies such having 3-5 nests in a ...
The Island Packet

First sea turtle nest of the season named after Hilton Head hospitality leader

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head An expectant mother set her flippers on a ...
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The numbers are in. How many nests did sea turtles lay on Hilton Head this year?

Hilton Head's sea turtle moms have done their job for the season, and now it's time for the hatchlings to leave the nest. After two weeks without a new sea turtle nest on Hilton Head, the nesting ...
WTVD

World's most endangered sea turtles hatch on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...
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Seeing double: Rare two-headed sea turtle hatches on Hilton Head Island

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) – An unusual baby sea turtle was discovered on Hilton Head Island on Tuesday. The Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island shared a photo of a tiny, two-headed turtle on ...
Post and Courier

Sea turtle nesting season is winding down in SC. Did winter snowfall impact some sites?

BEAUFORT — While there are still little sea turtles patiently waiting in their eggs for the signal to emerge from the sand and dash for the waves, the nesting season for mother turtles has drawn to a ...
Post and Courier

Cold stunned sea turtles wash ashore on Hilton Head Island, more could follow

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — The frigid weather of the past few days was a shock to the system for thousands of Lowcountry residents — including the region's sea turtles. Below average temperatures could ...
Raleigh News & Observer

They’re here! Hilton Head reports its first sea turtle nest of 2020 season

Hilton Head Island’s most covert visitors have officially returned for 2020. The island’s first Loggerhead sea turtle nest was discovered Sunday morning on the island’s north end, according to ...

Photos: Stranded turtle rescued on Outer Banks

OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WAVY) — A turtle was carried to safety after being stranded in the northern Outer Banks. A woman called ...