Sea turtle nesting season has arrived in the Panhandle with the first local sighting of the sea turtle nest recorded in Perdido Key, fittingly, on Mother's Day. Turtle nesting season typically occurs ...

The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) reported that sea turtle nesting season will end on Oct. 31. As of Oct. 22 ...

All three sea turtle species have laid "astounding nesting numbers," officials said in a Sept. 18 news release.

With new protections and conservation efforts, sea turtle populations are rebounding worldwide, even as oceans change, says 2025 NOAA study.

A recent report by the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) revealed that nearly 30% of sea turtle nests on Sanibel ...

Southwest Florida is experiencing a successful sea turtle nesting season, with numbers surpassing previous years. Collier County beaches have recorded 2,161 nests, a significant increase from the ...

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 ...

Florida’s 2023 turtle nesting season, which runs from March through October, is only halfway through and has already reached record-breaking numbers for sea turtle nests in Palm Beach County and at ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Could this year be another record-setting year of turtle nesting season? At least one local expert tells CBS12 News it’s possible. According to experts, sea turtles return ...

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most ...

Indian River County has had a record number of green sea turtle nests so far this nesting season, county officials reported Thursday. The 4,515 nests surpassed the previous record of 4,105 in 2023, ...