cover the pit and return to the sea, leaving the eggs to hatch after about two months. The most dangerous time of a green turtle’s life is when it makes the journey from nest to sea. Multiple ...

Videos like this one prove how lucky we are to witness the life cycle of this ... In this video, baby sea turtles dig ...

Six of the seven sea turtle species are endangered because of myriad factors including climate change, poaching, and habitat destruction. Moving turtle eggs from beaches into hatcheries is a common ...

Females return to their own nesting beaches to lay several clutches of eggs between May and ... racing from nest to surf. LIFE CYCLE: A loggerhead's lifespan is estimated to be up to 100 years.

Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center found the second earliest loggerhead nest in its monitoring history on April 6.

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles ... at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest. The nighttime ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs ...

Life as a sea turtle can be rough ... with their first order of business of creating an egg-shaped monitoring device for sea turtle nests. Sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species ...

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), or green sea turtles ... an estimated reproductive life of around 30 years. Female turtles average around three clutches of 75-200 eggs during the season.

SARGENT, Texas — A loggerhead sea turtle is recovering at the Gulf ... they face a high risk of predation early in life, from the time their eggs incubate in the sand to their first perilous ...