turtle nests (2)

By Margie Plunkett
    
    Boca Raton counted 1,041 turtle nests along its five miles of beach as nesting season nears its close, bouncing back from 949 last year. But researchers saw an unusually high number of unhatched eggs.
    “Our hatch success i

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By Cheryl Blackerby

    Coastal residents can be proud they had something to do with increasing turtle nest numbers this year.
    “Most experts agree that conservation efforts and full-cutoff lighting on the coast are probably the main reasons for

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