If you see a mature Loggerhead or hatchlings on the beach, keep your distance. When leaving the beach, the Sea Turtle Patrol ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

The sight of ribbons demarcating a sea turtle nest on the beach is common in Volusia and Flagler counties. Much of this work, reflective of the local communities’ care and concern for sea turtles, is ...

Learn how to help protect sea turtles during their most vulnerable months.

As temperatures rise, the turtle nesting season is beginning. There are several hundred species of turtles, but many of them ...

Human-driven threats — including boat strikes, fishing gear entanglement, plastic pollution and coastal light pollution — ...

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Summer has officially kicked off, bringing peak nesting season to Florida’s coastlines. But for the volunteers and ...

Did you know that sea turtle hatchlings instinctively travel from their nests to the ocean? In a process called “sea finding, ...

GARDEN CITY -- Sea turtle volunteer Vickki Hardwick stops short of labeling it a rescue operation. She prefers the term "sea turtle Uber." "That's what we were calling it, except it was a six-hour ...

Hatchlings were trained to associate a food reward with a specific pattern such as a bullseye at the end of a Y-maze. In the reversal phase, the reward was switched to a different pattern, requiring ...