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Along the Coast: Turtle trouble: Mounting challenges make survival harder for hatchlings

Posted by The Coastal Star on July 29, 2026 at 12:42

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A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling struggles to make its way over a thick bed of sargassum in late July at Red Reef Park in Boca Raton. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Jan Norris

Poor babies! Turtles, that is. 

Hatchlings are crawling out f

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