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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — St. Johns County is experiencing a notable sea turtle nesting season in 2024, with record-breaking Kemp’s ridley nests and quieter-than-usual green turtle activity. The sea ...

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 ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Thursday marks the beginning of sea turtle nesting season in Escambia County. Once the sun rose, volunteers with the Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program went out ...

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 ...