A nest on a Park Shore beach showing the “crawl” left by an adult female sea turtle. More than 2,100 nests have been established on area beaches to date this nesting season, which ends Oct. 31. Photo courtesy City of Naples Natural Resources Division
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Sea turtle nests up, but hatchlings at risk
Sea turtle nesting season ends Oct. 31, and with just under three months to go — and no tropical storm activity so far — the numbers of nests and hatchlings are up year-over-year to date.