Georgia's first sea turtle nest of 2025 season confirmed

Georgia's first sea turtle nest of 2025 season confirmed

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — Georgia's first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season was confirmed on Jekyll Island Thursday. According to the Department of Natural Resouces (DNR) daily nest monitoring on all Georgia beaches starts in mid-May. This year though, Will Hicks and Bailey Yarborough of the Jekyll Island Authority reported the first nest on the first day of May. The Georgia Sea Turtle Center announced the discovery on social media May …

First Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest of 2025 Found on Jekyll Island

Georgia’s nesting season for loggerhead sea turtles began with a first nest discovery on Jekyll Island. “It’s like clockwork, we always get our first nest during the first week of May,” Georgia Sea Turtle Program Coordinator Mark Dodd said of the turtles’ annual return to lay eggs on beaches along the Southeast. Daily nest monitoring […] The post First Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest of 2025 Found on Jekyll Island appeared first on AllOnGeorgia.