In a new study, biology researchers from the College of Sciences’ UCF Marine Turtle Research Group studied the dispersal movements of four juvenile sea turtle species, revealing that they may be active swimmers, rather than passive drifters, during their early life stage known as the “lost years.”

These findings challenge existing hypotheses and provide important data for assessing risks from human activity and informing conservation efforts.

Researchers reveal polarized global landscape and 'systematically neglected' SDG targets affecting nations' trajectories toward sustainable development, while leaving behind hundreds of millions of people.