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

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

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

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

Tuesday, June 20 was a happy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for conservationists and animal-lovers. A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback sea turtle nest filled with more than ...

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

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— As a result of a petition filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) ...

As sea turtle nesting season begins, Palm Beach oceanfront properties must shield or position their lights so their can't be ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...

A Treasure Coast beach that's badly eroded is getting new sand, but the project coincides with sea turtle nesting season.

Sea turtle nesting season has begun in Florida. Learn what to do and what not to do if you encounter a sea turtle or nest.