Sea turtles laid over 14,000 nests from 2021-25 on two Treasure Coast beaches currently undergoing sand replenishment projects during nesting season.

Large floating sargassum seaweed matts may be ideal sea turtle habitat once the hatchlings make it to the open ocean, but carpets of it blanketing beaches can hinder their trip home. Every year, sea ...

A live-streaming, high-definition "turtle webcam" positioned on a beach in the Florida Keys has recorded the hatch of about 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles. The webcam has been focused on the nest in ...

It's sea turtle nesting season in South Florida — that time of year when our beaches become runways for newborn hatchlings ...

The Army Corps is about to begin its third beach restoration project using bulldozers and dump trucks during sea turtle nesting season.

Crews are working 24-7 with bulldozers, dump trucks and bright lights on portable towers during sea turtle nesting season.

BOCA RATON, FL — One of South Florida’s most magical wildlife moments is unfolding on local beaches: baby sea turtles are hatching and making their journey to the ocean. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

JUNO BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Even though Hurricane Erin is hundreds of miles east of Florida, our beaches are feeling the effects this week. Not only are we nearing the peak of the hurricane season, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nesting season for sea turtles has begun in South Florida, and soon adorable little baby sea turtles will be flopping their way ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida sea turtles in the past five years have laid over 14,000 nests on two St. Lucie County beaches currently undergoing ...

Sargassum seaweed mats both help and hinder Florida sea turtle hatchlings. Sargassum seaweed washing up on Florida’s shores in record amounts is becoming a serious threat to vulnerable sea turtle ...