Number of sea turtle nests on Florida coasts exploding, even tripling in some regions, conservationists say
Decades after initiating protections for the turtles that nest on Florida's southeast coast, conservationists are now seeing turtle nests increased all over the state. Turtles are once again proving that slow and steady wins the race. Decades after initiating protections for the turtles that nest on Florida's southeast coast -- the densest nesting region in the world -- conservationists are now witnessing the fruits of their labor as the number of turtle nests increased exponentially all over the state. MORE: Sea level rise could wash away turtle breeding grounds around the world, researchers say While the entire state is seeing a record number of sea turtle nests this season, the numbers have tripled since last year in Space Coast, Florida, a 72-mile span of beach on Florida's central east coast near Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral, experts told ABC News. So far in 2023, Space Coast, has recorded a whopping 20,545 in loggerhead nests, 31,893 green sea turtle nest...