Georgia sea turtle nesting season begins, marking 60 years of conservation efforts

A dawn-nesting loggerhead sea turtle on Ossabaw Island.
A dawn-nesting loggerhead sea turtle on Ossabaw Island. (Caleigh Quick/Georgia Department of Natural Resources)

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Georgia’s first sea turtle nests of 2024 were found this weekend, with two on Blackbeard Island and one each on the Jekyll and Wassaw Islands.

The threatened and endangered turtles will continue to crawl up onto Georgia beaches and lay their eggs for the next few months.