Discovery Cove says its newest animal ambassadors are Hazel and Toffee, two baby otter pups with first-time dad Bing helping ...

With hatchlings facing a tough journey back to the water, only 1 in every 100 makes it from the nest to the ocean.

WFLA reported that Purple, the season's smallest rescued juvenile green sea turtle, was found on North Longboat Key in ...

They've roamed the oceans for more than 100 million years, outlasted the dinosaurs, and can dive nearly 4,000 feet deep — and yet, somehow, sea turtles are still wildly underappreciated. Today, in ...

Did you know that sea turtle hatchlings instinctively travel from their nests to the ocean? In a process called “sea finding,” these small creatures use natural light to find their way to the sea.

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — Sea turtle season is back! The annual nesting season officially begins Friday, May 1. “Mickler's has one nest, and they're heading this way,” said Kevin Brown, a field supervisor ...

On a sunny Monday, October 30th, a total of 500 baby sea turtles embarked on their exciting journey into the vast Pacific Ocean from Punta Bonita beach in northern Colombia. Donors misled into giving ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle activity of the 2026 season. This morning, STCRP’s Sea Turtle Patrol reported ...

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Sea turtles and shorebirds are returning to North Carolina beaches for nesting season. Artificial lighting is the greatest threat to sea turtles, disorienting both nesting mothers and hatchlings.

Florida is home to over 100,000 sea turtle nests every year, and, with various species under threat, every nesting season conservationists push to make the environment around them safer. Now, after ...