It has been a record summer for sea turtles across the southern United States! In Georgia alone, more than 3,966 loggerhead sea turtles nested. That’s 10 more than the 2019 state record. Nesting season ended in August and now the hatchlings will be emerging through the end of October. Recently, a group of USFWS employees and volunteers from Share the Beach got to cheer on some adorable baby loggerhead sea turtles as they hatched and made their way to the ocean. We work alongside partner organizations and communities to educate beachgoers and those living along the coast about how they can help sea turtles. Sea turtles depend on the natural light of the moon to navigate in and out of the water at night. Artificial lighting from condominiums, houses and businesses, and even concentrations of bright flashlights on the beach can confuse and disorient the nesting turtle. Simple solutions like keeping outside lights low at night and not harassing sea turtles on the beach can help these amazing creatures during nesting season. #ILikeTurtles #SeaTurtles Video: Nicole Vidal/USFWS Description: Nighttime footage of baby sea turtles hatching from their nest and crawling to the ocean as people watch and cheer from a distance.