All three sea turtle species have laid "astounding nesting numbers," officials said in a Sept. 18 news release.

Coyotes have learned to raid turtle nests on Sanibel, leaving conservationists struggling to protect hatchlings.

But earlier this month, researchers announced something overwhelmingly positive: Green sea turtles, the iconic marine species ...

The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch reported 16 green turtle nests this year, surpassing the previous record of 12 set in 2024 ...

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 ...

A Florida State University marine biologist is enhancing conservation efforts by identifying areas in the U.S. Atlantic and ...

Large floating sargassum seaweed matts may be ideal sea turtle habitat once the hatchlings make it to the open ocean, but carpets of it blanketing beaches can hinder their trip home. Every year, sea ...

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A group of firefighters helped rescue a sea turtle that got itself stuck between rocks on a beach in South Florida. A local photographer first spotted the 300-pound turtle when ...

Stephanie Moore was taken to jail on a $2,000 bond. This photo from social media, provided by the Melbourne Police Department, shows Stephanie Marie Moore appearing to be sitting or riding on a sea ...

Indian River County has had a record number of green sea turtle nests so far this nesting season, county officials reported Thursday. The 4,515 nests surpassed the previous record of 4,105 in 2023, ...