If confirmed during final data review by the FWC, Leatherback turtles would set a new statewide leatherback nesting record with 2,209 nests.

Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is advising residents on ways to protect beached sea turtle hatchlings ...

Florida wildlife officials are warning beachgoers not to handle or return stranded sea turtle hatchlings to the ocean, an ...

Florida's beaches are seeing something remarkable this year: a record number of loggerhead sea turtle nests. Loggerheads have ...

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 ...

Cold air and frigid waters have caused more than 600 young green sea turtles to wash ashore on Florida's beaches this month—and more are turning up every day. Rescuers have saved them from the sand on ...

Loggerhead turtles abound this season but rollback of Endangered Species Act protections could threaten future Wildlife groups in Florida are celebrating record numbers of sea turtle nests this season ...

“Pull! Pull!” shouts Scott Dexter, chanting the cadence for eight men gripping a rope. “Pull!” With each pull, a 172-pound male loggerhead sea turtle is hoisted higher into the air. It takes several ...

Green sea turtle in the shallow, crystal clear waters off a South Florida beach - Andre Johnson/Getty Images Remember, though, that participating in any type of sea turtle viewing comes with important ...