Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A leatherback hatchling navigates over sargassum on Juno Beach in July 2021. The new findings detailed in a study published in the ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

Nesting season for sea turtles recently kicked off on Sanibel and Captiva. April 15 marked the first day, and it will run ...

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling climbs over sargassum on a beach. In a new study, researchers timed sea turtles to see how long it took them to reach the ocean when they had to traverse piles of ...

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 ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Hatching season is in full swing at Anna Maria Island, and thousands of baby sea turtles have already made their way to the ocean this year. Anna Maria Island Turtle ...

April and May mark some of the most exciting months for wildlife enthusiasts wishing to visit the Indian coastal areas. In ...

TAPAUA, Brazil — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas state, as ...

Love is in the air, or should we say water… for local sea turtles. April is the mating season for Lowcountry sea turtles, ...

The Turtles of Western Highway helps turtles who want to cross the road to lay their eggs. About 90 days later, volunteers come out to find the tiny hatchlings and gather them up to get them back to ...

Researchers are launching a new effort to track elusive male sea turtles, long absent from population estimates in the ...