Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...

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 ...

Animal science alumna coordinates efforts to restore sea turtle populations in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig ...

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 ...

A female loggerhead turtle that was rescued after wedging itself between rocks Monday morning did not nest during her interrupted trip along the beach, according to the town's sea turtle nesting ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

The New England Aquarium (NEAQ) has found that sea turtles it rehabilitated years ago are continuing to survive in the wild, filling a “critical data gap” thanks, in large part, to new research ...

1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, ...

'We currently spend a lot of effort protecting the babies, but not the place where they spend most of their time: the seagrass meadows.' By Laura Baisas Published Jul 17, 2023 3:00 PM EDT Get the ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...