When it’s time for turtles to find love, the process isn’t something most people get to see. But it happens like clockwork every year. Whether it is a massive loggerhead in the sea or a common ...

It may not be Christmas yet, but visitors to Padre Island National Seashore got an early and extraordinary surprise this week. Around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, beachgoers spotted tiny green sea turtle ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, one of the world’s most endangered species, are nesting on Ship Island off the Mississippi Coast.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. From the sparkling waters of Hawaiʻi to the coast of Ghana, the sea ...

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Here's the good news we all need this week: Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented a historic nesting season in 2025, with 5,735 total nests recorded along 35 miles of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It was a historic nesting season as the highest number of nests was ever recorded, according to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. The Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program ...

In this video, we see a 46-mile swath of breathtaking Florida beachfront linking Jupiter to the north, Palm Beach in the middle, and Boca Raton to the south. It might be better known for its tourism, ...

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 in ...

Loggerhead Marinelife Center logged 20,872 nests, a nearly 40% increase from the previous year. Despite the high numbers, some nests were lost to beach erosion. Researchers advise beachgoers to keep ...

CLEMATIS BY NIGHT. TAKE A LIVE LOOK NOW FROM JUPITER BEACH. TODAY, A SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON ENDS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST AND ONE LOCAL SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION SAYS THAT THIS YEAR RANKS AS ONE OF THE ...