SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium documented the first sea turtle nests of the 2025 nesting season in Sarasota County. Mote’s sea turtle patrol discovered nests on Longboat ...

Sea turtle season doesn't start until May 1, but a female leatherback crawled onto Vanderbilt Beach and laid a nest, the first historic account of this massive species laying eggs on this beach.

The Sebastian Inlet District is spending $11 million on park improvements. About 142,000 cubic yards of sand had been placed on the beach of April 23. The north jetty project includes installing ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — In a heartwarming story of resilience, Banjo, a juvenile green sea turtle, is on the mend after a dramatic rescue that captured the hearts of many. Found entangled in fishing ...

MARATHON, Fla. – A resilient sea turtle and a crowd of spectators in the Florida Keys made Earth Day a special event in the Sunshine State. Video taken from the middle keys showed Addie, a green sea ...

Sea turtle. Image by Olga ga, via Unsplash. Sea turtles are often referred to as living fossils, having roamed the Earth’s oceans for more than 100 million years. With their existence tracing back to ...

Thirsty Turtle Seagrill at The Trails Shopping Center has now closed. A sign recently taped to its door shared the news, stating that the restaurant "enjoyed being part of the Ormond Beach community ...

the turtle is believed to be a green sea turtle — a species protected under Malaysian wildlife protection laws. Chua said a previous sighting had also occurred near the same area, raising concerns ...

These are loggerhead sea turtles, and for years their numbers have been in decline. In fact, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, there may be only around 50,000 of them left in the wild.

A global survey of 48 sea turtle populations shows recovery in over half the regions studied. Atlantic sea turtle populations are rebounding faster than those in the Pacific. Leatherback turtles ...

WASHINGTON — Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle ...