NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla — This busy beach weekend, it is important to remember we are sharing the sand with nesting sea turtles. Kevin Brown, field supervisor for Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol, says there have ...

FLORIDA — March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a few things to note about the season and nesting sea turtles. The ...

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle digs a nest along the Atlantic Ocean in this undated photo, in Juno Beach, Fla. By most measures, it was a banner year for sea turtle nests at beaches around the U.S., ...

Whether it’s a clearing in the Maine woods or on a homeowner’s lawn, it’s all the same to a female turtle when it comes to ideal nesting locations. There are seven species of turtles in the state and ...

Sea turtle nesting season has arrived in Flagler County with two leatherback turtles digging nests in Flagler Beach ahead of the official start of nesting season. The first turtle dug a nest on April ...

1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, ...

Southwest Florida is experiencing a successful sea turtle nesting season, with numbers surpassing previous years. Collier County beaches have recorded 2,161 nests, a significant increase from the ...

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.