A sea turtle initially weighed over 7 ½ pounds; her weight decreased to just over 6 pounds once experts cleaned her organism-covered shell.

Your hotel or rental's trash can is a much better place for plastic refuse than blowing away from you on the sand. "If a turtle or other sea life sees clear wrapping, they might think it’s a ...

On nesting beaches, light from waterfront properties can disorient nesting female turtles and their young, who emerge at night and use dim natural light to find the sea. Beach furniture ...

MARATHON, Fla. – This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure has a concerning update on Florida sea turtles. Though nesting numbers are up, adult turtles continue to face threats due to human pressure.

Protect sea turtles by refusing, reducing, reusing and recycling plastics. Never release balloons which are a choking hazard for many animals. Pop them and put them in the trash instead.

Mote Marine Laboratory documented the first turtle nesting activity of the 2025 season on the Sarasota area shoreline on Saturday. Sea Turtle Patrol from Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and ...

April 22 (UPI) --Hundreds arrived at Marathon, Fla., to witness the release of a rehabilitated sea turtle named Addie into the Atlantic Ocean during the Florida Keys Earth Day celebration Tuesday ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Two loggerhead sea turtles who were suspected of having red tide toxicity were released back into the water on Wednesday following rehabilitation. Grimm and Monique made their ...

Join the Two Oceans Aquarium for the Trash Bash, a vital beach clean-up initiative on World Turtle Day. Help protect our ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Nesting season is kicking off on beaches across the North Carolina coast and beach goers can do their part to help protect sea turtles on the beach. From May 1 ...

Fifty newly hatched sea turtles made their way to the ocean after being released along the shores of Currimao, Ilocos Norte. According to the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office (MENRO) ...