Florida homeowners are likely used to finding all kinds of creatures in their backyards. In fact, it feels like there’s a story in the news every other day about iguanas, alligators, or other Florida ...

When artificial lights outshine the natural horizon, the turtles can head in the wrong direction instead.

A Florida Keys resident recently discovered 64 baby sea turtles swimming helplessly in their pool. These tiny creatures, ...

A tiny swim test is giving sea turtle fans a big reason to smile. A sea turtle hospital shared a short video showing 26 loggerhead hatchlings being evaluated in the water, and nearly every one of them ...

Florida wildlife officials are warning beachgoers not to handle or return stranded sea turtle hatchlings to the ocean, an ...

Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, newly hatched sea turtles emerged on a Gabonese beach to embark on the treacherous 10-meter (33-foot) scramble across the sand to the ocean. "The survival ...

All sea turtle species are threatened worldwide. They migrate long distances in the oceans—often thousands of kilometers—and so fall under multiple countries' laws and conservation targets. They also ...

Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches marking a historical first, according to officials.

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.