Earlier this year, Roisín O’Donnell started to get stories from strangers. Direct messages on Instagram. People approaching her to share a quiet word after book signings. Confidences exchanged over ...

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Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...

Look closely at the gravel rooftops dotting Florida’s beachfront buildings and you just might see shiny, wire “chick fencing” outlining their perimeters. With a pair of binoculars, you may spot a few ...

Look at that spot-chested young robin, hopping blithely across the lawn, stopping here and there as it searches for a meal. And take note of a young blue jay perched on a branch, gulping down a ...

Coastal Connections urges people to stay off the beach at night, be more careful if you do go, and don't scare sea turtles from nesting. Too many people are using white flashlights and interacting ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As summer heats up, so does nesting activity for sea turtles along Virginia’s coast. Conservationists say this year’s nesting season is shaping up to be one of the busiest in ...

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Watch your step on the beaches near Jupiter: Loggerhead Marinelife Center is predicting that 2025 will be a top-three year for sea turtle nestings. So far this season, the nonprofit conservation ...

America's bird is thriving in the Buckeye State. Ohio now has 964 confirmed active bald eagle nests, ODNR discovered through its 2025 nest census. The majestic birds now live in 87 of the state's 88 ...

Most of those nests were found at Padre Island National Seashore (PINS), long considered the epicenter of Kemp's ridley nesting in the United States. The milestone comes despite challenges, including ...

A green sea turtle named Dellora laid the first documented green sea turtle nest of the season on Sanibel Island. Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally ...