Florida wildlife officials plead to keep fireworks and dogs from traumatizing nesting shorebirds and sea turtles ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of ...

Crews are expected to start work this month on removing what's left of the old Flagler Beach Pier and replacing it with a new ...

A man in Hollywood was arrested for destroying two sea turtle nests, an act witnessed and reported, leading to his arrest ...

Sea turtles tend to “go into a trance-like state” when they nest at night, and instincts guide their movements, Ragle said. As a result, they can lose their way or get disoriented when encountering ...

Sea turtles lay eggs on sandy beaches, but many of them never hatch. The incubating creatures may be killed by microbes, dug up by wild dogs, or exposed by other turtles scraping out new nests.

VENICE – After Venice announced plans to stage the Fourth of July fireworks show from North Brohard Beach because the South ...

PONCE INLET, Fla. — With nearly 1,500 nests laid, Volusia County is currently experiencing its largest sea turtle nesting season of all time. Nearly 40,000 eggs have hatched across Volusia ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The world's rarest species of sea turtle, a critically endangered Kemp's Ridley, has made a nest in the Clearwater area, according to Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Kemp's Ridley ...

Flatback sea turtles lay around 50, but hawksbill sea turtles can lay over 200. In general, the smaller species lay the most eggs. As she lays the eggs, the sea turtle enters a trance-like state. When ...

Ankrolab Brewing and Friends of Rookery Bay are partnering throughout July to protect sea turtles nesting on local beaches.