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

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nest of lggerhead sea turtles hatched before dawn in Cocoa Beach, attracting a crowd of spectators watching them make their way ...

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 ...

“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 ...