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Giant South American River Turtle

Study reveals world’s largest turtle nesting site thanks to smarter drone surveys


July 14, 2025

A University of Florida research team has developed a more accurate way to count wildlife using drones — an innovation that helped confirm the world’s largest known nesting site for a threatened turtle species. By combining aerial imagery ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Conservation, Count, Drone, Estimate, Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Giant South American River Turtles, Guaporé River, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Ismael Brack, Journal Of Applied Ecology, Megan Winslow, Nest, Nesting, Orthomosaics, Poached, Population, Probability, School Of Forest, SFFGS, Statistical Models, Threatened, Turtle, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, WCS, Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Society

Sea Turtles in Florida


June 3, 2021

Seven species of sea turtles swim in all of the world's oceans except for the polar seas. Their adult lives at sea remain relatively unknown, but different species of sea turtles venture to shallow seagrass meadows while others dive to depths ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Florida Sea Grant, Nesting, Sand Castle, Sea Turtle

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