March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...

Florida sea turtle nesting season generally starts about March 1 and ends about Nov. 15, but at least four leatherbacks are ...

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill.

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 that have nested on the same stretches of sand for thousands of years are running out of room. As ocean levels ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...

The largest species of sea turtle created a spectacle on a Florida beach Friday when she came ashore in the daylight, which is very rare, to lay eggs. "No one really knows why some turtles choose to ...

Dive into crystal blue water by day and help protect the nesting Leatherback turtles by night. Pair vacation with the deep satisfaction of helping to protect and conserve an endangered species like ...

It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their hatchlings, or their nests under state and federal law. If you ...

Sea turtles laid over 14,000 nests from 2021-25 on two Treasure Coast beaches currently undergoing sand replenishment ...

When it comes to leatherback turtles, the world's largest species of sea turtle, there's a conundrum: The species itself is critically endangered, but at least one leatherback population is stable — ...