March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...

Volunteers with Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol found the first nest of the 2025 season, a loggerhead turtle nest, early on March 11 Volunteers and staff check recorded nests daily to monitor for ...

Delray Beach got an early-morning thrill this week when the city’s first sea turtle nest of 2026 appeared on the sand.

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill.

MAYPORT, Fla. – With sea turtle nesting season underway, advocates are encouraging beachgoers to protect the creatures. Naval Station Mayport is preparing to have between 20 to 30 sea turtle nests by ...

Preliminary counts show roughly 6,600 nests along Palm Beach’s Atlantic shoreline this season. The majority of nests belonged to loggerhead sea turtles. The 2025 sea turtle nesting season ran from ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun in Florida. Learn what to do and what not to do if you encounter a sea turtle or nest.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The S.C. Dept. of Natural Resources on Friday said the earliest sea turtle nest ever recorded along the South Carolina coast has been found on Kiawah Island. A loggerhead sea ...

Each year during the spring and early summer, small turtles nestled below the ripples of Audubon Park Lagoon begin courting, mating and, eventually, nesting. Once their courtship is over, female ...