ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — So far, 218 sea turtles have visited St. Johns County beaches in 2024.
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St. Johns County is keeping tabs on the marine animals and said it will provide updates on the numbers every Friday.
A total of 80 “false crawls” were noted. This is when a sea turtle is counted for crawling onto the beaches without laying eggs. The prototypical “U-turn” track a sea turtle makes is a good indicator of this.
St. Johns County said “false crawls” happen for a number of reasons, some related to manmade disturbances and others known only to the turtle.
So far, no hatchlings have been counted just yet.
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