The first nests in Mote’s area were found May 6, on Longboat and Casey keys and were laid by loggerhead sea turtles. Loggerheads, considered threatened under federal law, are the most common species ...

Sea Turtle Patrol documented three loggerhead sea turtle nests – one at Longboat Key, Siesta Key and Casey Key.

Longboat Key Turtle Watch volunteers found the nest the morning of April 26, marking the first nest on the island and one of ...

While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

Whether you want to soak up rays, shop a walkable downtown, pedal-push along nature-lined bike trails, or just float, there’s ...

A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found ...

Not many people visit Lady Elliot Island, at the Great Barrier Reef's southern tip. But a lot of people are trying to protect ...

LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - Protecting nesting season for local turtles is of upmost importance, the Town of Longboat Key said in a press release. Unnatural light aiming at the beach, along with ...

With sea turtle nesting season about to pick up, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring is officially kicking off its annual turtle patrols.

The tough-to-recognize creature was identified as an endangered loggerhead sea turtle, and it even had barnacles stuck to its ...

Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center found the second earliest loggerhead nest in its monitoring history on April 6.

This loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore in Texas covered in layer of encrustation, including barnacles in its mouth, experts discovered. Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research photo It’s common ...