Two olive ridley sea turtles came ashore in Orange County, California, in September 2026 and laid eggs, and NOAA Fisheries says the nests are without precedent. “This is the first-ever recorded nest ...

No sea turtle had ever been documented nesting on the U.S. West Coast. Then, within three days, two olive ridleys crawled onto beaches in Southern California and buried their eggs in the sand. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of a sea turtle on a beach, captured mid-action as it uses its flipper to spray a cloud of sand into the air.© A-Z ...

Close-up of a sea turtle on a beach, captured mid-action as it uses its flipper to spray a cloud of sand into the air.© A-Z Animals Something happened on September 16, 2026, that has never been ...

What caused the turtles to begin nesting farther north than usual is the ‘million dollar question’ A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around sunset and started ...

Left: An olive ridley turtle nesting near the Huntington Beach Pier. Right: Eggs laid near Seal Beach. Left: Huntington Beach Fire Department. Right: NOAA Fisheries. Both via Facebook This month, ...

The sight of one turtle nesting on a Southern California beach was noteworthy enough; however, the arrival of a second olive ridley three days later added another extraordinary detail. The first ...

Two female olive ridley turtles emerged onto beaches in Orange County to lay eggs, bringing together agencies and community partners, and raising public awareness. An olive ridley sea turtle was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When researchers observed an olive ridley sea turtle digging a nest and laying eggs at a Southern California beach in September, ...

ORANGE COUNTY (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Ahead of the large swells and high tides brought on by the impending hurricane that is projected to make landfall on Baja California, 200 sea turtle eggs that were laid ...