Florida sea turtle nesting season generally starts about March 1 and ends about Nov. 15, but at least four leatherbacks are ...

Large floating sargassum seaweed matts may be ideal sea turtle habitat once the hatchlings make it to the open ocean, but carpets of it blanketing beaches can hinder their trip home. Every year, sea ...

BOCA RATON, FL — One of South Florida’s most magical wildlife moments is unfolding on local beaches: baby sea turtles are hatching and making their journey to the ocean. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — It’s officially hatching season for sea turtles up and down Florida’s Atlantic coast and the risks for hatchlings are high. “There’s several challenges,” Kevin Brown with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Watch sea turtle hatchlings head for the ocean in St. Johns County, Florida. New movies to watch this weekend: See 'Mercy' in ...

JUNO BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Even though Hurricane Erin is hundreds of miles east of Florida, our beaches are feeling the effects this week. Not only are we nearing the peak of the hurricane season, ...

A live-streaming, high-definition "turtle webcam" positioned on a beach in the Florida Keys has recorded the hatch of about 100 baby loggerhead sea turtles. The webcam has been focused on the nest in ...

A green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital after being rescued Feb. 3 suffering from cold ...

Perdido Key had already logged the first sea turtle nest on Mother’s Day, making it the earliest recorded nest for Perdido Key, and tying for the earliest in Pensacola history, according to the ...

After recovering from hypothermic cold stunning, the first rehabilitated turtle of the season was released back into Florida ...

Sargassum seaweed mats both help and hinder Florida sea turtle hatchlings. Sargassum seaweed washing up on Florida’s shores in record amounts is becoming a serious threat to vulnerable sea turtle ...