Sea turtle nesting in Florida: Loggerheads, leatherbacks off to strong start

ORLANDO, Fla. – Some wonders of nature continue happening despite the global pandemic, and sea turtle nesting season is no exception. In Florida, those turtles are off to a strong start. Along 13 miles of Brevard County’s Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge, UCF’s Marine Turtle Research Group has logged 1,752 loggerhead nests, 29 leatherback nests and three green turtle nests. That represents …