The Georgia Sea Turtle Center, the only facility of its kind in the state, has been dedicated to rehabilitating injured sea turtles and educating the public for nearly 20 years.

Jekyll Island is excited to report the first sea turtle nest of the 2025 nesting season, marking the earliest nest laid this year in Georgia May 1.

A Georgia girl with Spina Bifida, a condition causing her to be paralyzed from the knees down, got the chance to meet a paralyzed sea turtle named Bandit.