The season runs from May to August and Caldwell said you can take a few steps to help the hatchlings make it to the ocean ...

Whether it’s a clearing in the Maine woods or on a homeowner’s lawn, it’s all the same to a female turtle when it comes to ideal nesting locations. There are seven species of turtles in the state and ...

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle digs a nest along the Atlantic Ocean in this undated photo, in Juno Beach, Fla. By most measures, it was a banner year for sea turtle nests at beaches around the U.S., ...

FLORIDA — March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a few things to note about the season and nesting sea turtles. The ...

The first loggerhead sea turtle nests of the season have been found in Georgia and South Carolina, officials in both states ...

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, ...

Sea turtles spend most of their lives roaming the planet's oceans, traveling thousands of miles for ideal feeding and breeding grounds.

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla — This busy beach weekend, it is important to remember we are sharing the sand with nesting sea turtles. Kevin Brown, field supervisor for Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol, says there 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 ...