Behind the museum area of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center is a covered area with outdoor tanks where the sea turtles are cared for as they are rehabilitated.
All five species of sea turtles found in the waters along the state are protected by state and federal law, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said
Photo: Courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Five of the seven types of sea turtles live off the coast of Georgia, which saw a record for sea turtle nests this year with with 3,966 nests recorded.
Photo: Courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center
Photo: Courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center
The Georgia Sea Turtle Center includes a viewing area that allows visitors to watch as the sea turtles are examined and operated on.
Photo: Joni Cline
Behind the museum area of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center is a covered area with outdoor tanks where the sea turtles are cared for as they are rehabilitated.
Photo: Joni Cline
All five species of sea turtles found in the waters along the state are protected by state and federal law, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said
Photo: Courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center
The Georgia Seat Turtle Center, located on Jekyll Island, is the state’s only sea turtle education and rehabilitation facility.
Photo: Courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center
A lot of milestones are being celebrated on the coast in Georgia’s Golden Isles this year. Jekyll Island is marking 75 years as a state park and its Georgia Sea Turtle Center is in its 15th year.
On the island, another major milestone was reached this summer in the form of Anni (short for anniversary), a loggerhead sea turtle that is the 1,000th sea turtle to be rehabilitated by the center.
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Behind the museum part of the Georgia Sea Turtle Center is a covered area with outdoor tanks where the sea turtles are cared for as they are rehabilitated.
Five of the seven types of sea turtles live off the coast of Georgia, which saw a record for sea turtle nests this year with with 3,966 nests recorded.
Photo: Courtesy of Jekyll Island Authority/Georgia Sea Turtle Center
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