Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...

CAPE SAN BLAS, Fla. (WMBB) – Over 200 sea turtle nests have been documented for the 2026 season at the T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph State Park. During Thursday’s survey, Friends of St. Joseph State ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As summer heats up, so does nesting activity for sea turtles along Virginia’s coast. Conservationists say this year’s nesting season is shaping up to be one of the busiest in ...

Sea turtle nesting season in Florida runs from March through October, with peak activity between May and September. Loggerhead, green, and leatherback turtles are the three species most commonly found ...

Sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the sea - Kalana Maleesha/Shutterstock Growing up in South Florida, turtle nesting season had an understated excitement that felt palpable. From Fort ...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WSAV) — Tybee Island has officially broken their 2022 record for sea turtle nesting, Tybee Island Marine ...

The organizer of a weekly beach dance group in Jupiter said Wednesday her organization is pausing activities until further notice amid pushback from sea turtle conservationists during peak nesting ...

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — Sea turtle season is back! The annual nesting season officially begins Friday, May 1. “Mickler's has one nest, and they're heading this way,” said Kevin Brown, a field supervisor ...

Six weeks into sea turtle nesting season one thing is clear: Loggerheads are loving Sanibel and Captiva islands. Of the 342 nests on the barrier islands off Lee County, all are loggerheads except two, ...

Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...

Leatherback sea turtles have started to nest on the Treasure Coast. Leatherbacks, loggerheads and greens are the most common species found on the Treasure Coast. Lights and obstacles on the beach can ...