Sea turtles are nesting earlier but producing fewer eggs, 17-year study finds

Climate change is reshaping life on Earth at an unprecedented pace. Across the globe, species are shifting their ranges, altering migration routes and breeding earlier in the year in response to ...
EurekAlert!

Sea turtles are nesting earlier – but producing fewer eggs, less often: new research

A new 17-year study of loggerhead sea turtles nesting in Cabo Verde shows climate change having impacts that may threaten their long term survival. Researchers from Queen Mary University of London and ...
Earth.com

Sea turtles are nesting earlier, but laying fewer eggs

A 17-year study shows that warmer oceans and falling food supply are causing sea turtles to nest earlier but lay fewer eggs.
Gizmodo

Sea Level Rise Will Wash Away Sea Turtle Breeding Grounds

Climate change is coming for sea turtles and their critical breeding grounds throughout the Americas and Australia. In a new study in Scientific Reports, researchers report that rapid sea level rising ...
Phys.org

Sea level rises could threaten sea turtle breeding grounds

Sea level rises could lead to the flooding of sea turtle breeding grounds in Australia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the U.S., according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings ...

Loggerhead turtles face four-pronged threats due to climate change

Warmer oceans and depleting food have affected the ubiquitous loggerhead turtle’s reproductive and migratory patterns — and even its size.
The Hill

New low-cost solutions could save sea turtles from a climate change-induced sex crisis

Because of rising temperatures, more sea turtles are being born female. Cooling nest temperatures could help reduce the trend. Turtle conservation efforts must also address threats beyond climate ...
Miami Herald

The mystery of male sea turtles in Florida: There may be fewer but does it matter?

Scientists tracked a point on a map from their computers at home this spring, witnessing it travel up the southeast coast of Florida. The point represented a male sea turtle, and the tracks provided a ...
WLRN

Storms impacted turtle nesting season in Southwest Florida - hatchlings down almost by half

Debbie, Francine, Milton and Helene were not kind to turtle nesting along the Collier County coastline this season causing an early end to the season and washing out disturbingly close to half of the ...
Channel 3000

How did the turtle cross the road?

It’s breeding season for turtles, which means our reptilian friends are on the move … very, very slowly. A turtle's search for food, a good nesting spot and breeding opportunities may lead them out of ...
EurekAlert!

Conservation: Sea level rises could threaten sea turtle breeding grounds

Sea level rises could lead to the flooding of sea turtle breeding grounds in Australia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and the USA, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings ...