![]() NPS/Photo Cole MTP 23-005 2023 Sea Turtle Nest Counts
• Loggerhead (Caretta caretta):Apollo ( 673 ) .......... Playalinda ( 780 )• Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas):Apollo ( 77 ) .......... Playalinda ( 115 )• Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea):Apollo ( 8 ) .......... Playalinda ( 11 )• Kemps Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii):Apollo ( 0 ) .......... Playalinda ( 1 )Total Sea Turtle Nest Count: 1665NPS/Photo Welch MTP 19-005 Five of the Canaveral's federally listed endangered or threatened species are marine turtles.
Sea Turtle Nest Totals 1984 - 2021
* Individual breakdown not available Taken from yearly Sea Turtle Nesting Summaries, 1984-2019 Canaveral National Seashore, Titusville, Florida Transcript
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Loggerhead hatchlings crawl to the ocean on Playalinda Beach before sunset in July of 2022. |
Last updated: June 2, 2023