Decades of sea turtle captures at a Florida nuclear plant reveal how green turtles and loggerheads change their coastal habits as they grow.

Florida's coastal waters are home to endangered sea turtles and other vulnerable marine wildlife. Now, changes in how federal ...

Cold air and frigid waters have caused more than 600 young green sea turtles to wash ashore on Florida’s beaches this month — and more are turning up every day. Rescuers have saved them from the sand ...

Five species of sea turtles are found in the Gulf of Mexico. All five were pushed to the brink of extinction due to human activity. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 listed all sea turtles in the ...

As measures to protect sea turtles ebb and flow, the turtle’s “lost years” spent out at sea after they hatch on beaches along Florida and around the tropics have remained a tricky factor in ...

Sea turtle nesting season is here which means Treasure Coast residents need to be conscious of how they act on the beach. More than 100,000 sea turtles nest on Florida beaches every year, making up ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida's loggerhead sea turtles have reached a preliminary 136,972 nests statewide as of Aug. 31, surpassing the previous annual ...

Public sea turtle hatchling releases marketed as family-friendly conservation events often leave the hatchlings dangerously delayed, disoriented by light, and too exhausted to survive the swim to ...

Green sea turtle in the shallow, crystal clear waters off a South Florida beach - Andre Johnson/Getty Images Remember, though, that participating in any type of sea turtle viewing comes with important ...