And though their nesting grounds are protected and many commercial fishing fleets now use turtle excluder devices ... Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Sea turtle nesting season began Wednesday, and Panama City Beach’s Turtle Watch volunteers are ready to help keep the nests safe. The nesting season runs from ...

ALLIGATOR POINT, Fla. (WCTV) - After being stranded away from home and struggling to survive for months, an adorable little lady was finally able to return Thursday to where she belongs.

Not only that, the couple had a trophy of their own, the skull of a green sea turtle, and it was with them aboard that very plane. The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead ...

Every year, hundreds of loggerheads, Kemp’s ridleys, greens, and other sea turtle species wash ashore on Massachusetts beaches, mostly along the coast of Cape Cod Bay. Stranding season peaks in ...

The result is a better understanding of their astonishing migrations. A loggerhead sea turtle, shortly after hatching, heads out to sea on a beach at Bald Head Island, North Carolina (US).