TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The first loggerhead sea turtle nest was spotted on Anna Maria Island over the weekend. The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch said it has been patrolling the beach since April 15 to ...

JUNO BEACH — This sea-turtle nesting season was anything but ordinary, with turtles laying a record 25,025 nests on a 9.5-mile stretch of beach in Juno Beach, Jupiter and Tequesta from March to ...

WE SHOULD BE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SPEAKING OF THIS TIME OF YEAR, LOOKS LIKE SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON STARTING A LITTLE BIT EARLIER. HERE’S CERTIFIED FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST BROOKE SILVERING TO ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — Sea turtle nesting season arrived earlier than normal this year. Trained volunteers with the Folly Beach Turtle Watch program located a loggerhead nest Tuesday morning while ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, GA — Loggerhead sea turtles are already making their way ashore along Georgia’s coast to begin the annual nesting season, with the first nest of the year discovered on May 1st at Jekyll ...

Every summer, as the sun sets over the shores of Palm Beach County, one of nature’s most awe-inspiring spectacles quietly unfolds in the sand. Sea turtles — greens, leatherbacks and loggerheads — ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — The first sea turtle nests of the year have arrived in Sarasota. And while it may be tempting to get an up-close look at them, it's more important than ever to give them their space.

BOCA RATON, FL— New research on Florida's vital nesting beaches suggests that the slope of the sand and the placement of man-made structures may be more important to a loggerhead sea turtle's nesting ...

Florida’s beaches – particularly those in Palm Beach County – are among the world’s most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — She may not wear a pearl necklace like her namesake from the TV show, “Leave it Beaver,” but June Cleaver, the 230-pound loggerhead turtle, nevertheless was happy as a clam to ...

FWC reports leatherback turtles set a new statewide record with 2,012 nests in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022 ...

A loggerhead sea turtle named Atlas, fitted with a satellite tracking device on the Turkish coast, has covered nearly 5,000 ...