Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...
Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle activity of the 2026 season. This morning, STCRP’s Sea Turtle Patrol reported ...
Along the coast of Gabon, leatherback sea turtle hatchlings are fighting long odds just to reach the ocean. Artificial lights, logging debris, and beach erosion already threaten their survival at ...
Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the grace of a drunk lunging for a cab at closing time. Tourists applaud as about a dozen more ...
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA (WINK)— Sea turtle nesting season is underway in Florida, prompting reminders on how to protect this endangered species. It's illegal to harm or disturb nesting sea turtles, their ...
Sea turtle nesting season in Florida runs from March through October, with hatchlings emerging about two months after eggs are laid. It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their ...
Florida Fish and Wildlife sea-turtle nesting season. (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) FLORIDA – The Florida Fish ...
The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park Sea Turtle Program reported another successful turtle nesting season, with a record-breaking 3,597 hatchlings that made it to sea. According to the 2025 ...