Two species set all-time records in Boca Raton
By Steve Plunkett
With the exception of Delray Beach, mama sea turtles this year set records up and down the shoreline in south Palm Beach County.
In Boca Raton, two of the three species that nest along
A loggerhead hatchling trapped in a plastic cup nestled in sargassum. Photo provided by Sea Turtle Adventures
Every season has its heroes. In the South Florida fall, public safety and tree removal workers should get medals for cleaning up after the i
Educational events at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center are back after COVID-19 precautions kept the center closed to the public for two years. Archelon, a 25-year-old loggerhead turtle, was released in front of a crowd of more than 100 on March 1 at Spanish
The least tern, a migratory bird threatened with a loss of natural beach habitat, appears to be making a comeback in Boca Raton.
This year, for the first time in many seasons, wildlife biologists have spotted at least six tern chicks on Boca Ra
SEPT. 15: On the morning of his release, a loggerhead turtle, named George Bush by his rescuers, swims in a holding tank at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
On the Friday after Hurricane Irma’s assault on
Going home
Sea turtle hatchlings displaced by Hurricane Irene in late August were transported out to sea by volunteers and staff of Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton on Oct. 20. Gumbo Limbo Volunteer Coordinator Debbie Wilson (above) sa
