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Animals
National Park Service
Experts are celebrating a record-breaking start to sea turtle nesting season in Florida
In Florida, sea turtle nesting season typically runs from March 1 through October 31. Just two months into the season, the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute announced that both loggerhead and leatherback nests were “outpacing recent record-breaking years.”
The FWC reported 1,008 leatherback nests — up by 4% compared to May 2025. There were also three Kemp’s ridley nests, up by two from this time last year, marking a huge improvement for the world’s smallest and most endangered sea turtle.
Even more remarkably, the number of loggerhead nests so far this year is already at 1,450, roughly 82% higher than it was this time last year.
Why is this good news? In 2024, scientists expected Florida to break nesting records, but Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton caused severe flooding and washed away many sea turtle nests across the state. Despite extensive damage, wildlife experts continued conservation and restoration efforts throughout the following year — and it appears to be paying off.
Brazil’s anti-deforestation policies drove a 36% drop in tropical forest loss
In 2024, massive fires in the Amazon, fueled by climate change, led to a record high for global forest loss. In the aftermath, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged to curb deforestation with stronger regulatory measures — and it worked.
Recent data shows that from 2025 to 2026, forest loss dropped by 36% nationwide, easing the region out of the prior year’s record highs. Additionally, global forest loss beyond the tropics fell 14% last year.
A spokesperson for Global Forest Watch said the new data is evidence that there are “real interventions that work” when it comes to reversing forest loss.
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