{"id":136270,"date":"2023-07-20T10:17:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T14:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//?p=136270"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:42:11","slug":"ucf-sea-turtle-research-highlighted-for-50th-anniversary-of-the-endangered-species-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//ucf-sea-turtle-research-highlighted-for-50th-anniversary-of-the-endangered-species-act/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270//","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ Sea Turtle Research Highlighted for 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ sea turtle research was recently highlighted for the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a visit from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leadership./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

The visit showcased the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge and its successful sea turtle conservation efforts./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

Since the refuge/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/u2019s establishment as a conservation area in 1991, due in large part to sea turtle nesting data collected by Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/u2019s Marine Turtle Research Group, sea turtle nesting numbers in the area have rebounded./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

The 13-mile area of the Carr Refuge surveyed by Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/u2019s Marine Turtle Research Group now hosts about one-third of all green turtle nesting in Florida, while also hosting about 12% of Florida’s loggerhead nests./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

Green sea turtle nesting on the beach rose from tens to hundreds of nests in the 1980s to the thousands by the mid-2010s. The area of the refuge monitored by Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ now averages about 9,000 green sea turtle nests each year, with some years approaching 16,000 nests./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

Because of this success, the green turtle’s North Atlantic population was downlisted under the Endangered Species Act from endangered to threatened in 2016./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/u201cThis year we are experiencing what seems to be record-breaking green turtle nesting throughout the state, with a large proportion of nests on beaches monitored by Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/u201d says Erin Seney, an associate research scientist with the group./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n

The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 to provide protection to endangered and threatened plants and animals. Green sea turtles and loggerheads were added to the list in 1978./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/136270/n