The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding residents and visitors that sea turtle nesting season has begun and urging simple steps to protect vulnerable nesting adults and ...

Sandy beaches account for approximately a third of the world's ice-free coastlines. These sandy shorelines are responsible ...

It is estimated 250 to 300 sea turtle hatchlings died last year when artificial lighting on Navarre Beach lured them away ...

VISAKHAPATNAM: The 2025-26 nesting season of the Olive Ridley turtle has gathered pace along the north coastal districts of ...

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

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

Florida sea turtle nesting season generally starts about March 1 and ends about Nov. 15, but at least four leatherbacks are off to an early start laying eggs along the Treasure Coast. They laid them ...

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

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 ...

Nap time is over for Florida’s wildlife. It’s spring, and this is the season for native animals to migrate, feed, breed and ...

Crews are working 24-7 with bulldozers, dump trucks and bright lights on portable towers during sea turtle nesting season.

Coastal Connections urges people to stay off the beach at night, be more careful if you do go, and don't scare sea turtles from nesting. Too many people are using white flashlights and interacting ...