Published 05/14/2024 3:27:38 a.m.

This Outer Banks beach has its first sea turtle nest of the season

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Cape Hatteras National Seashore biologists located the loggerhead sea turtle nest near Frisco, North Carolina, at the southern end of Hatteras Island.

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ABC Columbia

Pawleys Island's first sea turtle nest of season comes to beach - ABC Columbia

(WPDE) — The first sea turtle of the season to come ashore on Pawley’s Island was recorded on Monday morning. The South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts (SCUTE) found the new nest on a morning walk to start the week. Sea turtle nesting season began on the first day of the month, but the first nest of the year was claimed by a mama loggerhead in Garden City who came ashore a few days early. SCUTE has been keeping track of the nests along …

05/14/2024 2:31:28 p.m.·Columbia, United States

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The Virginian Pilot

First sea turtle nest of the season found on Outer Banks’ Hatteras Island

FRISCO — A loggerhead nest near Frisco on Hatteras Island on Saturday marks the first recorded sea turtle nest of the year on the Outer Banks. Cape Hatteras National Seashore posted on social media Monday morning that park biologists found the nest and installed “a resource protection area” around it. The sea turtle nesting season on the Outer Banks typically runs from May through September. Female sea turtles dig nests in the sand, lay their eg…

05/13/2024 4:51:30 p.m.·Norfolk, United States

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WNCT

Turtle Watch season has begun; first nest spotted near Frisco

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — The first sea turtle nest of the year was spotted in the Outer Banks over the weekend. According to a Facebook post by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, park biologists found the Loggerhead nest near Frisco on Saturday, May 11. A resource protection area now surrounds the nest. This image taken by the National Park Service shows the sea turtle tracks. Image taken May 11, 2024 by the National Park Service. Frisco is…

05/14/2024 3:27:38 a.m.

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13 News Now

This Outer Banks beach has its first sea turtle nest of the season

Cape Hatteras National Seashore biologists located the loggerhead sea turtle nest near Frisco, North Carolina, at the southern end of Hatteras Island.

05/13/2024 4:26:19 p.m.·Norfolk, United States

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