He attributed the long-term success of loggerheads to conservation practices which began in the 1970s and '80s and which took decades to see measurable results, as female sea turtles do not begin laying eggs until they are about 30 years old.

Here’s How Hurricane Debby Impacted Georgia’s Sea Turtles

by Benjamin Payne | GA TodayNovember 10, 2024November 10, 2024

The 2024 sea turtle nesting season in Georgia was a slow but largely predictable one, owing to cyclical patterns in migration that also point to a busy nesting season next year. 2,521 nests were recorded across 13 beaches in Coastal Georgia throughout the nesting season, which runs from May through October. All but 31 were […]