MARATHON, Fla. — This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure has a concerning update on Florida sea turtles. Though nesting numbers are up, adult turtles continue to face threats due to human pressure.

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...

KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A loggerhead sea turtle that was caught in a crab trap line has returned home after getting a helping hand in Key West. The massive loggerhead, named Molly, spent three months ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series on turtles. There are over 240 species of turtles worldwide, but turtles are most abundant in eastern North America. Most turtles have good field ...

Sea turtles are struggling to nest on Brevard beaches because of human hazards. The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is tracking a spike in beach toys and deep holes trapping turtles this summer. As ...

New body camera footage shows Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputies freeing a sea turtle that became entangled in a crab trap line. The sheriff's office on Tuesday posted the video to social media that shows ...

Scientists in Georgia are using DNA from one egg per sea turtle nest to track ancestry and migration patterns. Human activities, such as leaving trash on beaches and disturbing nests, can negatively ...

The Asian food market has put a huge dent in the turtle population in North Carolina, but that will soon change. It is now against the law to harvest several species of turtles. Turtle expert Alvin ...