Plastic has been found in 60 percent of all seabirds and 100 percent of all sea turtle species, because they mistake plastic ... best known for making fleece from used soda bottles, unusable ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head An expectant mother set her flippers ...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s May which means the start of sea turtle nesting season here in the southeast. It’s the time of year where sea turtles make their way to our beaches to lay their nests.

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Thursday marks the beginning of sea turtle nesting season in Escambia County. Once the sun rose, volunteers with the Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program went ...

May 1 is the beginning of sea turtle nesting season. Wildlife crews have already spotted some loggerhead sea turtle nests this year. Volunteers are inspecting local beaches every morning ...

FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (WCSC) - Trained volunteers have spotted the season’s first sea turtle nest a few days earlier than normal, the Department of Natural Resources says. The volunteers, with the Folly ...

Sea turtle season doesn't start until May 1, but a female leatherback crawled onto Vanderbilt Beach and laid a nest, the first historic account of this massive species laying eggs on this beach.

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they're found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. "Many of the turtle populations have come ...

A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts on May 1 in ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...

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 ...