After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as ...

The Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge on the Indian River Lagoon in East Central Florida became the first national wildlife refuge.

With more than $10 million from hotel and vacation rentals, it’s visitors, not residents, who are funding beach renourishment ...

More than two dozen critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles arrived in the Keys on Dec. 9 to warm up and receive ...

FLORIDA TODAY hosted its 32nd annual Volunteer Recognition Awards to honor community service in Brevard County. The Citizen ...

Tucked between the more bustling beach communities along Florida’s Gulf Coast lies Redington Beach – a pocket-sized paradise where time seems to slow down the moment you cross the town limits.

A winter warmup trip to Florida has appeal for many at this time of year, but for some cold-stunned sea turtles rescued off ...

Twenty-five Kemp's ridley sea turtles, considered the rarest among sea turtles, arrived in the Keys Tuesday after being ...

You may know sargassum as the stinky algae that periodically washes ashore, but it's been an important breeding habitat for ...

The Sea Turtle Preservation Society, formed in 1984, has been named FLORIDA TODAY's 2025 Organization of the year.

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Dozens of endangered sea turtles were moved to the Florida Keys' Turtle Hospital for the winter, receiving respite from the ...