Record year for sea turtles

Loggerhead sea turtles will end their nesting season on Georgia beaches with a record-setting year. State wildlife officials say, already 1, 544 loggerhead nests were found on Georgia beaches through August first. The nesting season lasts through mid-August. The previous annual record was 1,504 nests in 2003. The loggerhead is the only sea turtle to regularly nest on Georgia beaches. It is listed as a threatened species.

Spike in sea turtle nests

Jekyll Island hosts not only tourists as seasonal visitors, but also sea turtles. Scientists there say more than 130 sea turtle nests are on the beach this year. Last year there were only 48. Loggerhead sea turtles hatch in late summer.