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A National Park Service agent aboard a Coast Guard

A National Park Service agent aboard a Coast Guard

A National Park Service agent aboard a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina measures a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The Coa... More

John White - Loggerhead turtle - Drawing. Public domain image.

John White - Loggerhead turtle - Drawing. Public domain image.

Possibly drawn in the West Indies during the 1585 voyage, this sea turtle is an endangered species in American waters. Its' range spans the tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Watercolor and ... More

Larry V. Nordby makes visual drawings of the tag placement on a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Larry V. Nordby makes visual drawings of the tag placement on a histor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise ambles along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2852

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise ambles along the Launch Pad ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise ambles along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine fl... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2853

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Slow and steady wins the race for this gopher tortoise, ambling along the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles t... More

An aerial view of Fort Jefferson. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of a historic shipwreck near Loggerhead Key

An aerial view of Fort Jefferson. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush mark down measurements at a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver as he takes measurements of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush as they survey a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush mark down measurements at a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pintail duck swims calmly in the waters of the Merritt Island National <a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/captions/subjects/wildlife.htm">Wildlife </a>Refuge, which shares a boundary with the space center. The pintail can be found in marshes, prairie ponds and tundra, and salt marshes in winter. They range from Alaska and Greenland south to Central America and the West Indies. The open waters of the Wildlife Refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds. The refuge comprises 92,000 acres, ranging from fresh-water impoundments, salt-water estuaries and brackish marshes to hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods. The diverse landscape provides habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles, including such endangered species as Southern bald eagles, wood storks, Florida scrub jays, Atlantic loggerhead and leatherback turtles, osprey, and nearly 5,000 alligators KSC-99pc65

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pintail duck swims calmly in the water...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A pintail duck swims calmly in the waters of the Merritt Island National kscpao/captions/subjects/wildlife.htm">Wildlife </a>Refuge, which shares a boundary with the space center. ... More

A small bird sitting on top of a tree branch. Ludovicianus lanius branch.

A small bird sitting on top of a tree branch. Ludovicianus lanius bran...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Its newly grown, wispy feathers reflecting light like a halo, an unidentified baby bird waits, probably for its next meal, in its stick-assembled nest. The nest is in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with KSC. Hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods share the 92,000-acre refuge with fresh-water impoundments, salt-water estuaries and brackish marshes. The diverse landscape provides habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles, including such endangered species as Southern bald eagles, wood storks, Florida scrub jays, Atlantic loggerhead and leatherback turtles, osprey, and nearly 5,000 alligators KSC-99wl13

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Its newly grown, wispy feathers reflecti...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Its newly grown, wispy feathers reflecting light like a halo, an unidentified baby bird waits, probably for its next meal, in its stick-assembled nest. The nest is in the Merritt I... More

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5238

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5238

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Cape Lookout National Seashore, 2015.

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Cape Lookout National Seashor...

The end of summer means lots of sea turtle hatchlings will be crawling out of their nests on Cape Lookout NS and making their way home to the ocean. This tiny loggerhead hatchling may grow to an amazing 250 pou... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise stops for lunch beside the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2854

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise stops for lunch beside the L...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise stops for lunch beside the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammo... More

A close up of a turtle swimming in water. Turtle loggerhead turkey

A close up of a turtle swimming in water. Turtle loggerhead turkey

A sea turtle at the san diego zoo / A close up of a turtle swimming in water / Animals public domain photography.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Boil

Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nest Boil

Baby loggerhead sea turtles emerge from their nest in a large group, a process known as a boil.

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush look for measuring clips at the site of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5239

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5239

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5241

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5241

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR

Larry V. Nordby writes down clip numbers on his slate so that they may be measured later at the site of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Larry V. Nordby writes down clip numbers on his slate so that they may...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A sandpiper wades the water in the Merritt Island National <a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/captions/subjects/wildlife.htm">Wildlife </a> Refuge, which shares a boundary with the space center. Sandpipers are usually seen foraging on the beach or margins of lakes, ponds, marshes or streams. The open waters of the Wildlife Refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds. The refuge comprises 92,000 acres, ranging from fresh-water impoundments, salt-water estuaries and brackish marshes to hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods. The diverse landscape provides habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles, including such endangered species as Southern bald eagles, wood storks, Florida scrub jays, Atlantic loggerhead and leatherback turtles, osprey, and nearly 5,000 alligators KSC-99pc64

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A sandpiper wades the water in the Merri...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A sandpiper wades the water in the Merritt Island National kscpao/captions/subjects/wildlife.htm">Wildlife </a> Refuge, which shares a boundary with the space center. Sandpipers ar... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A loggerhead shrike perches on a branch in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with Kennedy Space Center. The loggerhead shrike prefers grasslands, orchards and open areas with scattered trees throughout a range extending from southern Canada to southern Florida and the Gulf Coast. The Refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes and open water of the refuge provide wintering areas for 23 species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds, as well as a variety of insects KSC-99pp1521

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A loggerhead shrike perches on a branch ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A loggerhead shrike perches on a branch in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with Kennedy Space Center. The loggerhead shrike prefers grasslands,... More

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5236

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5236

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR

Loggerhead Crawl, Cape Lookout national seashore

Loggerhead Crawl, Cape Lookout national seashore

Tracks in the sand made by a female Loggerhead sea turtle.

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Gulf Islands National Seashore, 2015.

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), Gulf Islands National Seashor...

The end of summer means sea turtle hatchlings will be crawling out of their nests and making their way home to the ocean. This tiny loggerhead hatchling may grow to an amazing 250 pounds by adulthood. These ama... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float above the pavement as it hastens along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2917

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float abo...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- This gopher tortoise almost seems to float above the pavement as it hastens along the road at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live ... More

A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from

A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from

A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina prepares to release a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The crew brought a National ... More

Loggerhead Shrike. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Greenbriar or Round-leaved Smilax. Smilax Rotundifolia.)

Loggerhead Shrike. 1. Male. 2. Female. (Greenbriar or Round-leaved Smi...

Public domain scan of print / book page depicting birds, ornithology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5237

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5237

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5240

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR 2010-5240

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE RESCUE FOR RELEASE - MINWR

Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water

Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water

Baby loggerhead turtles make their way into the water shortly after their birth Sept. 1, 2011, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Loggerhead turtles are considered an endangered species and are protected ab... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush as they survey a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Larry V. Nordby draws a map of various items at the site of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Larry V. Nordby draws a map of various items at the site of a historic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach

Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A crowd is gathered around a Loggerhead turtle named 25, also known as Big Boy, before being released off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated after being ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise lumbers down the roadway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2918

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise lumbers down the roadway at ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A gopher tortoise lumbers down the roadway at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal g... More

Larry V. Nordby prepares to tag a portion of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Larry V. Nordby prepares to tag a portion of a historic shipwreck whic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A robin perches on a branch in the Merritt Island National <a href="http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/captions/subjects/wildlife.htm">Wildlife </a>Refuge, which shares a boundary with the space center. Robins range throughout North America, from Alaska to Florida. Although considered a harbinger of spring, they do winter in northern states, frequenting cedar bogs and swamps. They also winter in Florida, where they often can be seen in flocks of hundreds near KSC and the wildlife refuge, which comprises 92,000 acres, ranging from hardwood hammocks and pine flatwoods to fresh-water impoundments, salt-water estuaries and brackish marshes. The diverse landscape provides habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles, including such endangered species as Southern bald eagles, wood storks, Florida scrub jays, Atlantic loggerhead and leatherback turtles, osprey, and nearly 5,000 alligators KSC-99pc66

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A robin perches on a branch in the Merri...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A robin perches on a branch in the Merritt Island National kscpao/captions/subjects/wildlife.htm">Wildlife </a>Refuge, which shares a boundary with the space center. Robins range t... More

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)--Roseanna M. Vinti, a Duke University research team member, holds two of the six month old turtles. The Loggerhead Turtles have a life expectancy of 50 years or more. USCG phot... More

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Cumberland Island National Seashore

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Cumberland Island National Seashore

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle - National Parks Gallery

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - National Parks Gallery

Adult female loggerhead on beach Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Why did the gopher tortoise cross the road? To get to the other side of the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, of course. Gopher tortoises are dry-land turtles that live in scrub, dry hammock, pine flatwood, coastal grassland and dune habitats. The undeveloped property on Kennedy Space Center is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Currently, gopher tortoises are protected in some states by federal law under the Endangered Species Act ESA. The refuge provides a habitat for 14 species federally listed as threatened or endangered, including the leatherback, green, Kemps Ridley, loggerhead and Atlantic hawksbill turtles. For information on the refuge, visit http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/Index.html. For more information on the gopher tortoise, visit http://www.fws.gov/northflorida/GopherTortoise/Gopher_Tortoise_Fact_Sheet.html. Photo credit: NASA/Daniel Casper KSC-2014-2851

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Why did the gopher tortoise cross the road? T...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Why did the gopher tortoise cross the road? To get to the other side of the Launch Pad 39B beach road on NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, of course. Gopher tortoises are dry-... More

Public domain stock image. Turtle loggerhead baby.

Public domain stock image. Turtle loggerhead baby.

Baby Girl: Free images of baby girls, available for commercial use and free download. Copyright-free, no attribution required.

A close up of a turtle with a blurry background. Animal asia baby, animals.

A close up of a turtle with a blurry background. Animal asia baby, ani...

A turtle with a brown and white face / A close up of a turtle with a blurry background / Animals public domain photography.

A person holding a small turtle in their hand. Animal asia baby, animals.

A person holding a small turtle in their hand. Animal asia baby, anima...

A close up of a turtle's head / A person holding a small turtle in their hand / Animals public domain photography.

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)--Chief Petty Officer Miachel O'Brien prepares to release a turtle into the ocean. The loggerhead Turtle is second in full grown size only to the Leatherback Turtle. USCG photo ... More

A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber

A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber

A loggerhead sea turtle egg sits in its egg chamber at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Biologists feel around the sea turtle nest to confirm the presence of eggs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline

A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline

A loggerhead sea turtle crawl sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers look for the alternating comma-shaped marks or other distinct patterns to d... More

Engineman 3rd Class (EN3) John Abernathy and Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Jason Nuss look over tags on various fragments of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Engineman 3rd Class (EN3) John Abernathy and Hull Maintenance Technici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) John R. Wilson Release Status: Released to ... More

Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach

Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Loggerhead turtle named 25, also known as Big Boy, waits to be released to the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated after being freed ... More

A member of the Brevard Zoo holds Loggerhead and Green

A member of the Brevard Zoo holds Loggerhead and Green

A member of the Brevard Zoo holds Loggerhead and Green sea turtles prior to their release off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Aug. 4, 2015. The 25 turtles were taken 40 miles off shore to be safely released back i... More

A person holding a baby turtle in their hand. Night turtle baby.

A person holding a baby turtle in their hand. Night turtle baby.

A baby loggerhead turtle being held by a person / A person holding a baby turtle in their hand / Animals public domain photography.

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)----Whitney E. Goodman, a member of the Duke University research team, prepares to release a turtle into the ocean. The turtles were collected when they were just eggs off the b... More

Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Female Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

A female loggerhead sea turtle returns to the Atlantic Ocean after laying her eggs.

Lighthouse on Loggerhead Key - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Lighthouse on Loggerhead Key - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Historic Lighthouse at Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., transports five endangered loggerhead sea turtles to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Jan. 27, 2016. The sea turtles were transported to Miami for rehabili... More

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Cumberland Island National Seashore

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Cumberland Island National Seashore

hatchling Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach

Big Boy turtle release, Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A Loggerhead turtle named 25, also known as Big Boy, makes his way to the Atlantic Ocean after being released off the shore of Virginia Beach, Oct. 18, 2011. Big Boy was rehabilitated afte... More

Coast Guard, Turtle Hospital crews release 150-pound Loggerhead Sea Turtle near Key West

Coast Guard, Turtle Hospital crews release 150-pound Loggerhead Sea Tu...

Members of Coast Guard Station Key West, back row left to right, Fireman Karl Paulsson, Seaman Edgar Lugo, Seaman Jake Lee, front row left to right, Petty Officer 3rd Class Joseph Zucker and Seaman Karlie Milli... More

An entangled loggerhead sea turtle is recovered by

An entangled loggerhead sea turtle is recovered by

An entangled loggerhead sea turtle is recovered by a Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The crew brought a National Park Service ag... More

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush mark down measurements at a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver and Hull Maintenance Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Lieutenant (LT) John Kully and Commander (CDR) Dave Peterson write down measurements on a section of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Lieutenant (LT) John Kully and Commander (CDR) Dave Peterson write dow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

LOGGERHEAD TURTLES RELEASE BACK INTO THE OCEAN

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Dec. 13, 2003)--Crewmembers assist in placing the turtles into the water as carefully as possible. The cutter had to search for water with a temperature of 67 degrees or warmer before they co... More

Sea Turtle Release - U.S. Coast guard photo

Sea Turtle Release - U.S. Coast guard photo

MIAMI - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce assisted NOAA in the release of 96 sea turtles July 2, 2007. Coast Guard photo by PA3 James Judge

Coast Guard conducts turtle release in NC

Coast Guard conducts turtle release in NC

Lt. Michael E. Jarbeau releases a loggerhead sea turtle into the Gulf Stream, Aug. 22, 2012, approximately 63 miles from the Beaufort Inlet. Release of the loggerhead sea turtles into the Gulf Stream avoids the... More

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver as he takes measurements of a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Photographer's Mate 2nd Class (PH2) Leroy Cameron films Boatswain's Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Cottage and hybrid solar system on Loggerhead

Cottage and hybrid solar system on Loggerhead

Sunwize Technologies designed and installed a hybrid solar electric system for park operations on Loggerhead Key, one of the most remote parks in the National Park System

Loggerhead Hatchling, Cape Lookout national seashore

Loggerhead Hatchling, Cape Lookout national seashore

Recently hatched loggerhead heading for the ocean.

Loggerhead and Green sea turtles explore their new

Loggerhead and Green sea turtles explore their new

Loggerhead and Green sea turtles explore their new home off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Aug. 4, 2015. The 25 turtles were taken 40 miles off shore to be safely released back into their natural habitat. (U.S. C... More

A turtle painted on top of a rock. Turtle painted stones loggerhead, work.

A turtle painted on top of a rock. Turtle painted stones loggerhead, w...

Turtle on a rock - photo / A rock with a dinosaur on it / Public domain art photo.

Coast Guard rescues injured sea turtle in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Coast Guard rescues injured sea turtle in Tampa Bay, Fla.

Crewmembers from Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg, Florida, rescued an injured loggerhead sea turtle in the Tampa Bay, Florida, Monday, May 9, 2016. The turtle was safely recovered and transferred to Clea... More

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., transports five endangered loggerhead sea turtles to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Jan. 27, 2016. The sea turtles were transported to Miami for rehabili... More

A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from

A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from

A Coast Guard 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew from Station Oregon Inlet, North Carolina releases a loggerhead sea turtle near the Bonner Bridge, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. The crew brought a National Park Servic... More

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Jackson Guard sea turtle patrol volunteers screen the nest and place stakes around the perimeter with a “Sea Turtle” si... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class (HT3) Jason Nuss and Engineman 3rd Class (EN3) John Abernathy check a tag on a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class (HT3) Jason Nuss and Engineman 3...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) John R. Wilson Release Status: Released to ... More

Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist,

Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist,

Kathy Gault, a 96th Civil Engineer Group biologist, examines a sea turtle nest at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Gault gently probes the sea turtle nest with her hand to confirm the presence of eggs. (U.S. Air Forc... More

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline

A loggerhead sea turtle nest sits near the shoreline June 15 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) John Cooper holds the measurement tape at a point called Baseline A on a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) John Cooper holds the meas...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver shows Hull Maintenance Technician 1ST Class (HT1) Donald Thrush where the next measurement should be at a historic shipwreck which dates back to about 1870. Members of the Naval Reserve Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2, Detachment 506 (MDSU-2, DET-506), from Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are assisting the National Park Service with archeological mapping of the wreck near Loggerhead Key

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class (BM2) Harold Beaver shows Hull Maintenance ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Key West State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Dv) William Krumpelman Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Nesting loggerhead Padre Island

Nesting loggerhead Padre Island

Loggerheads usually nest at night, as do most sea turtle species.

Loggerhead Nest Hatching Out - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Loggerhead Nest Hatching Out - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

Loggerhead hatchlings emerging from the nest.

Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Nesting Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

This female loggerhead sea turtle is actively digging a nest to lay her eggs.

A turtle swimming in the clear water. Turtle sea loggerhead.

A turtle swimming in the clear water. Turtle sea loggerhead.

A sea turtle in the water / A turtle in the water / Public domain stock photo.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson,

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson,

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Lawrence Lawson, a 154-foot Fast Response Cutter based out of Cape May, New Jersey, along with members of the Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute and members... More

Sea Turtle Release - U.S. Coast guard photo

Sea Turtle Release - U.S. Coast guard photo

MIAMI - Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce assist NOAA in the release of 96 Loggerhead sea turtles that were release back into the wild July 2, 2007. Coast Guard photo by PA3 James Judge

Female Loggerhead, Cape Lookout national seashore

Female Loggerhead, Cape Lookout national seashore

Female loggerhead crawling back to the ocean.

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass.,

An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., transports five endangered loggerhead sea turtles to Coast Guard Air Station Miami, Jan. 27, 2016. The sea turtles were transported to Miami for rehabili... More

Twenty-five turtles scurry about the bottom of a styrofoam

Twenty-five turtles scurry about the bottom of a styrofoam

Twenty-five turtles scurry about the bottom of a styrofoam cooler prior to their release off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Aug. 4, 2015. The 25 turtles were taken 40 miles off shore to be safely released back in... More