Sea turtle issues WUFT

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Jack Brzoza and Kelly Sloan, staff members at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, research a loggerhead nest by installing probes to monitor incubation in June 2021. (Jack Brzoza / SCCF)

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Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation staff locate and document a loggerhead sea turtle journey on Sanibel Island beach during a nesting survey in May 2023. (Jack Brzoza / SCCF)

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Dr. Jake Lasala scans a loggerhead sea turtle to check for a microchip tracking tag during the summer of 2024. Mote Marine Laboratory uses these tags to identify individuals for a long-term population monitoring project. (Hayley Rutger / SCCF)

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Beany Richmond, a volunteer with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch, releases hatchlings from a nest inventory. The volunteers inventory nests three days after a hatch. (Jeff Richmond / Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch)

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Sea turtle issues WUFT

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