TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The first loggerhead sea turtle nest was spotted on Anna Maria Island over the weekend. The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch said it has been patrolling the beach since April 15 to ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local sea turtle nest of the 2024 nesting season on Sunday, April 28, on Venice Beach in South ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The official start of sea turtle nesting season is May 1 along the Gulf Coast, but the work to protect the sea creatures started weeks ago. Each season, sea turtle trackers patrol ...

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 ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local sea turtle nest of the 2024 season on Sunday, April 28, on Venice Beach, marking the beginning ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — The first sea turtle nests of the year have arrived in Sarasota. And while it may be tempting to get an up-close look at them, it's more important than ever to give them their space.

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — Sea turtle nesting season has officially begun on the Gulf Coast. The most precious sight: baby turtles being hatched on the beach. May 1 marked the official first day of ...

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 ...

Despite a record number of sea turtle nests on Florida beaches in 2023, remaining shoreline damage from 2022’s Hurricane Ian, overwashed beaches from 2023's Hurricane Idalia, and record-setting high ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — October 31 might be best known for Halloween, but it also marks the end of a very important season in Florida. Sea turtle nesting season in South Florida officially ends on ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Day one of sea turtle nesting season has begun, and officials have already located three sea turtle nest. Markers with stakes and bright tape have gone up on Longboat Key, ...