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 ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Turtle nesting season is officially underway, and for the last 35 seasons, Panama City Beach Turtle Watch has been patrolling the beach, protecting nests and ...

Crush the loggerhead turtle settles in to her temporary home in Weymouth as her recovery continues.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — It’s day one of sea turtle nesting season, which means volunteers with Share the Beach are already on patrol. “We are looking for sea turtle tracks,” Share the Beach ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - Trained volunteers have spotted the season’s first sea turtle nest a few days earlier than normal, the Department of Natural Resources says. The volunteers, with the Folly ...

WECT reports Wrightsville Beach has announced its first nest of sea turtle nesting season. According to the Wrightsville Beach Sea Turtle Project, the nest was located on the morning of June 29. Other ...

EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — The first sea turtle hatchlings of the year have made their debut on Edisto Island over the weekend, marking the beginning of a season where hundreds of thousands of young ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach ...

Leatherback sea turtle on a beach. By Herve06 via iStock for WMNF News. When sea turtles hatch, they rely on natural light like the moon’s reflection to find open water. The artificial lights coming ...

Nesting season officially kicked off on May 1 throughout the state of Florida, where about 90% of sea turtle nesting in the U.S. takes place. Whether you’re a Florida resident or are simply stopping ...

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Officers stumbled upon a mother sea turtle preparing a nest for her soon-to-be hatchlings. Treasure Island Police Department said officers Pavlovic and Funck were on a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. EMERALD ISLE, N.C. (WNCT) — It is now peak ...