Florida wildlife officials are urging July Fourth beachgoers to leave personal fireworks at home and watch professional shows ...

As South Floridians celebrate the Fourth of July at the beach, wildlife officials are reminding visitors to take steps to ...

Patrol member Dale Baquer said the increased beach traffic poses risks to nesting turtles.

Sea turtle experts say there are at least 50% fewer nests than in previous years, saying there’s an alarming number of sea turtles making ‘false crawls.' ...

After decades of protection, green sea turtles are rebounding and no longer classified as endangered on the global Red List ...

The first sea turtle has nested in Alabama for the year. Yesterday, Alabama Coastal Foundation—a nonprofit that works to protect sea turtles in the state—was alerted to a nest on Fort Morgan, laid by ...

Sea turtle hatchlings making their way to the sea - Kalana Maleesha/Shutterstock Growing up in South Florida, turtle nesting season had an understated excitement that felt palpable. From Fort ...

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 ...

Observe from a distance and avoid disturbing the area.

Every summer, millions of baby sea turtles hatch and crawl toward the ocean, but common beach habits that most people never think twice about are quietly killing them before they even reach the water.