Sea turtle nesting season is underway on Boca Raton’s beaches, while Gumbo Limbo Nature Center says five juvenile green turtles were killed in boat strikes near the Spanish River Bridge in five days.
Delray Beach officials announced the city’s first sea turtle nest of the 2026 season, a leatherback, marking the start of the annual nesting period along South Florida’s Atlantic coastline.
Five manatees have already died in Broward County this year as volatile winter temperatures increase cold stress risks in local waterways.
A slow-speed, minimum-wake zone is now posted on the Intracoastal Waterway between the Oakland Park Boulevard and Sunrise Boulevard bridges as Florida wildlife officers begin a 30-day warning period for violators.
A derelict boat remains on Delray Beach after washing ashore in December.