Photo courtesy National Park Service
A large leatherback sea turtle egg is held in a hand. This June 26, 2024, nest on Ocracoke Island was laid in an area prone to ocean overwash and was relocated to safer location. (Photo courtesy National Park Service) 
For the first time in over 20 years of record-keeping, Cape Hatteras National Seashore reported finding two leatherback sea turtle nests on its beaches in the same season.
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