Each year, threatened sea turtle mothers return to Fort Myers Beach out of natural maternal instinct to crawl onto the beach ...

From May 1 through Aug. 31, sea turtles like the endangered Kemp’s ridley, loggerheads and green sea turtles return to ...

After two below average years, sea turtle enthusiasts eagerly await the island’s first sea turtle nest of 2024.

Nesting season for Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle began in late March, and so far, roughly 34 nests have been found along the Texas ...

This area contains portions of Sarasota and Manatee counties and hosts the highest density of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nests in the Gulf of Mexico. The program supports conservation of ...

Kemp's ridleys are the smallest of all sea turtle species and the only ones known to nest during the day. Once a female lays ...

Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) has started sea turtle nesting patrol early this year. Florida Fish and Wildlife guided the ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s (SCCF) daily morning sea turtle monitoring surveys began on April 15. It ...

While Florida might see blooms of seaweed this season, that doesn’t mean all beaches will be full of it through October. The sargassum will show up on beaches in clumps when the tide is high and the ...

Leatherback sea turtles are the giants of the sea turtle world and grow to the size of small car. They rarely nest on ...

Mote's monitoring program has shown rising nest numbers in recent years, including nearly 4,400 in 2024 from Longboat Key to ...