SEA TURTLE NEST COUNT SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD
SEA TURTLE NEST COUNT SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD ~DEP staff and volunteers track and protect sea turtles during nesting season~ TALLAHASSEE – Researchers at Florida's three National Estuarine Research Reserves are reporting that this year's sea turtle nesting season is boasting the second highest nest count on record at the reserves. Sea turtle nesting season begins in early May and extends to October 31. More than 1,800 biologists, interns and trained volunteers patrol Florida's 199 nesting ...[READ MORE]