Scientists monitoring endangered sea turtle nests

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — For the first time in 20 years, sea turtles are nesting on Mississippi mainland beaches. Scientists are keeping a close eye on the nests to see if hatchlings emerge.

Since the Institute for Marine Mammal Science first reported a loggerhead turtle nest in June at Pass Christian, scientists have confirmed a second nest there and think a third mound may also be a nest, The Sun Herald reported (http://bit.ly/QoVtPl ).