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First-ever leatherback turtle nesting in Va. discovered in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A recent discovery of a leatherback turtle nesting on a beach at Naval Air Station Oceana Dam ...

World's largest sea turtle species nests in Virginia for first time in recorded history

The first recorded leatherback sea turtle nest in Virginia history has been discovered at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam ...
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First sea turtle nest of the season discovered on the Outer Banks

Just in time for Mother's Day, rangers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore found the first sea turtle nest of the season Friday morning on Ocracoke Island. "While most of us were sleeping, this mom was ...

Why the most endangered sea turtles in the world are getting stranded very far from home

An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why ...

Saving the tiniest turtle in the United States

These teensy tiny turtles of Appalachia barely survived a biblical flood. Inside the effort to build them a new home.