Topic: Turtle nesting season
Hotter sea temperatures leading to longer turtle nesting seasons
Marine turtles appear to be responding to hotter sea temperatures amid shifts in climate by beginning their nesting seasons earlier, new research carried out in the Cayman Islands has shown.
Artificial lighting threats to turtles rises with development, report finds
With the increasing pace of coastal development artificial lighting has fast become one of the biggest threats to turtles during nesting season leading to a rise in misorientations and hatchling deaths.
Brac discovery opens 2024 turtle nesting season
The discovery of a loggerhead nest this week on Cayman Brac has heralded the start of the 2024 turtle nesting season.
Cayman marks Sea Turtle Week with record start to nesting season
A total of 165 turtle nests have been logged since the start of 2023 nesting season in the Cayman Islands, a record tally for this time of year according to the Department of Environment.
Late hatching makes 2022 turtle nesting season longest on record
Cayman's 2022 turtle nesting season is now the longest on record after the last official nest of the season hatched on 22 Feb. on Little Cayman.
Westin returning to planning board over 10-storey tower
The Central Planning Authority is scheduled to hear an application this week from the owner of the Westin resort on Seven Mile Beach to add a 10-storey tower to the existing hotel.
First hawksbill turtle nest of the year found on Little Cayman
The first hawksbill turtle nest of the season has been found on Little Cayman.
First green turtle nest of season discovered
The green sea turtle nesting season is off to an early start with the surprise discovery of the first nest last week.
First turtle nest found for 2022
Cayman's 2022 turtle nesting season has kicked off with an early start following the discovery of the first loggerhead nest on 1 April.
Record year for loggerhead turtle nests in 2021
Although the overall number of turtle nests declined in 2021, Cayman's loggerheads enjoyed a record-breaking year, more than doubling the nests registered in 2020.
Loggerhead hatchlings make daylight debut
The Department of Environment has released unique footage of a dole of eager Loggerhead turtles fighting their way to the surface from their sandy nest and making their trek to the sea in Little Cayman.
Sargassum a threat to turtle nesting
As large mats of sargassum continue to float to shore on all three islands, Department of Environment staff and volunteers are monitoring the impact this has on turtle nesting.
Report: 22 years of monitoring shows large increase in turtle nests
As Cayman's turtle-nesting season gets under way, a new research paper prepared by the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and the University of Exeter in the UK has tracked a major increase in the sea turtle-nesting population over 22 years.
COVID lockdown helped record-breaking turtle season
The 2020 turtle-nesting season came to a close with a record 557 confirmed nests on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac combined, the Department of Environment reported Tuesday.
Turtle-mating season under way
Turtle mating season is underway and Department of Environment Deputy Director Tim Austin is urging people not to disturb the animals.
