A young girl was vacationing from South Carolina with her family when they came across a hooked sea turtle on a fishing pier.

Top Stories from May 1, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Friday, May 1, marked the start of sea turtle nesting season, and ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key as volunteers resume daily early morning patrols.

OAK ISLAND, N.C. (WECT) - With the return of summer comes not only beach days, but the return of the sea turtle nesting season. Just this week alone, there have been three alleged sea turtle nest ...

A new study found sea turtle scutes can archive their lives and hold clues to lasting impacts from damaging red tides and ...

The Collier County Sea Turtle Protection Team recorded the first sea turtle nest of 2026 on Barefoot Beach. The loggerhead ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Turtle nesting season is in full swing, but so is beach season meeting that the areas these turtles’ nest on are busier than usual. Turtle watch patrols the beaches ...

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 ...

Nearly 700 runners hit the beach as proceeds benefit the Tybee Sea Turtle Project ...

OAK ISLAND, NC (WWAY) — Lots of sea turtles are emerging from the sand at Oak Island. This video from the Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection Program shows groups of hatchlings making their way to the ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun across U.S. coastal states, prompting conservation groups, local governments, and federal programs to expand protections for endangered species. Measures include ...

Critically endangered Palawan forest turtles have returned to their natural habitats on Palawan, an island in the Philippines, 10 years after conservationists rescued nearly 4,000 turtles from the ...