By comparison, Fort Myers Beach has 7 miles of monitored sea turtle habitat and produced 71 nests last year. Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are the most common nesting turtle here ...

documented the first local sea turtle nest of the 2024 nesting season on Sunday, April 28, on Venice Beach in South Sarasota County. This marks the beginning of a crucial period for sea turtle ...

Whether you live in an apartment or house, your shower is likely guarded by a water-absorbing curtain ... If your bathroom ...

The green turtle is a large ... To nest, females leave the sea and choose an area, often on the same beach used by their mothers, to lay their eggs. They dig a pit in the sand with their flippers ...

This shimmering tower of blue ... beach to watch the butchering process. Weighing up to 2,000 pounds, leatherbacks have long been a significant source of protein for the island communities. Sea ...

Sea turtles have traversed the deep, blue sea for over 100 million years ... Estimates of a sea turtle's lifespan can vary. According to the WWF, "the actual documentation of the age of any ...

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...

The beach season and the sea-turtle nesting season are fast approaching, and it's good to know the rules and regulations in place if you're planning to spend some time on the beach. With sea ...

A sea turtle named Danny was released back into the ocean on Wednesday. See also: St. Lucie County Fire District to honor three locals for saving deputy's life Danny, who was the Loggerhead ...

but female sea turtles generally return to the beach where they themselves were born. They're sentimental that way. These two species represent both ends of the sea turtle spectrum. Olive Ridleys are ...

Traditionally this was the light of the moon reflected off the sea, but with the emergence of beachside towns many turtle hatchlings are now confused, and head up the beach into the towns.

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...