Loggerhead sea turtles often nest at night and tend to “go into a trance-like state,” experts say. As a result, they can lose their way or get disoriented when encountering lights. US Coast Guard ...

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A Florida hotel was overrun with adorable baby sea turtles after an estimated 50 hatchlings got lost in the dark and headed toward the pool instead of the Gulf of Mexico. It happened before dawn ...

JUPITER ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A large sea turtle got a little turned around on Jupiter Island last month, the Fish and Wildlife Commission said. A resident informed FWC of the unexpected guest, a ...

PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE — As the sun rose early Friday morning, hundreds of people rushed across Malaquite Beach, scrambling for the best spots to watch the show. Armed with cameras and phones, ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...