Sea Turtles

Wildlife officials want to know who ran over eight sea turtle nests on a South Siesta Key beach.

With nesting season opening this week, Florida's sea turtles may face yet another threat from the plastic pollution choking the world's oceans....

Sea turtle nesting season is officially underway. Officials are advising beachgoers to take precautions to help keep turtles safe.

Some of the first sea turtle nests of 2018 are already being discovered by Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Patrol . That’s right. The turtles are...

May kicks off the official beginning of sea turtle nesting season in Southwest Florida. Threatened loggerheads are the most prolific nesters on area…

Forget the Easter bunny. In South Florida, spring means sea turtles. Three types -- leatherbacks, loggerheads and green sea turtles -- lay their eggs on...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced a record number of green sea turtle nests documented this year. With about 39,000 green…

Florida’s wildlife management agency is announcing a record number of green sea turtle nests this year. That's in spite of impacts from Hurricane Irma.

On holidays like the Fourth of July, Floridians like to head to the beach. But state wildlife officials are reminding the public that some local...

As residents and visitors flock to Florida beaches over the long Fourth of July holiday weekend, wildlife officials and advocates are urging beachgoers to…