March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...

BEAUFORT — Some 17 years after she suffered grievous wounds from a pair of boat strikes, a loggerhead turtle known as Mama Pritchard is still making little sea turtles. Genetic testing has confirmed ...

Florida’s beaches – particularly those in Palm Beach County – are among the world’s most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests ...

HIGHS IN THE LOW 80S. WELL, THIS MORNING THE LOGGERHEAD MARINE LIFE CENTER DOCUMENTED THE EARLIEST SEA TURTLE NESTS EVER RECORDED. THE LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER MONITORS AN EIGHT AND A HALF MILE ...

BOCA RATON, FL— New research on Florida's vital nesting beaches suggests that the slope of the sand and the placement of man-made structures may be more important to a loggerhead sea turtle's nesting ...

BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (AP) - A live-streaming webcam is focused on a loggerhead sea turtle nest on a Florida Keys beach. The high-definition camera, which went online Friday evening, offers daytime ...

It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their hatchlings, or their nests under state and federal law. If you ...

Sea turtle season is returning to Georgia's coast. From nesting moms to tiny hatchlings, here's when you might see them.

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles, burying the eggs deep in sand or washing them out to ...