TOPSAIL ISLAND, N.C. (WNCT) — With sea turtle nesting season approaching May 1, 2025, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital is preparing for it. Loggerhead turtles are the main type of sea ...

SURF CITY, N.C. (WNCT) – Topsail Island is known for its beautiful beaches, but it’s also a sanctuary for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle. In 1997, the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and ...

TOPSAIL ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - Want to protect sea turtles in our area? The Topsail Turtle Project could use your help. The Topsail Turtle Project will holding information and orientation sessions this ...

Jean Beasley has been looking after Topsail Island's sea turtles for more than 50 years. Beasley, 85, is the founder and longtime executive director of Surf City's Karen Beasley Sea Turtle ...

According to TripAdvisor, Topsail Beach narrowly edged out Jamestown, Rhode Island, Traverse City ... a part of the life cycle of sea turtles. Beyond watching baby sea turtles hatch in some ...

Each day from May through August, volunteers walk and survey the 26 miles of coastline on North Carolina’s Topsail Island looking for the tell-tale tracks of sea turtles coming onto the beach.

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - New barrier tape is being used in North Topsail Beach to identify sea turtle nests. The tape is meant to capture the attention of beachgoers and to make sure they ...

People at Topsail Beach braved wind and rain Wednesday morning to enjoy a very special farewell. Three endangered sea turtles, in captivity for more than a year, are swimming again in the open sea.