Leave sea turtle hatchlings alone, FWC advises

Sea turtle hatchlings are digging out of their nests and clambering toward the ocean in September and October, the last months of Florida’s sea turtle nesting season. “Hands off!” is the best policy for beachgoers encountering sea turtle hatchings, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission advises.. Well-meaning efforts to rescue a sea turtle hatchling by helping it leave a nest or picking it up and placing it in the ocean are not good ideas, according to FWC biologists. Worse… Read More »