The team responds to injured sea turtle calls and safely captures them so they can assess any injuries. Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea ...

Loggerheads are one of four sea turtle species in our area and they account for 90% of the nests laid in Escambia County. The other three species are green, leatherback and Kemp’s Ridley turtles.

Action News Jax told you when the state’s first sea turtle nest of the season was laid on the shores of Jekyll Island on May 1. Exactly two months later, those babies are here.

SARASOTA, Fla. — The first sea turtle nests of the year have arrived in Sarasota. And while it may be tempting to get an up-close look at them, it's more important than ever to give them their ...

A sea turtle plagued by 'bubble butt’ condition is helped by a 3D printer "Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help.

Sea Turtle with 'Bubble Butt Syndrome' Given Harness to Help with Swimming. Charlotte "is doing excellent," is "very comfortable in the harness and is thriving," Dr. Molly Martony, ...

“World Sea Turtle Day is pretty exciting because we are shining a light on sea turtles around the world,” Meyer exclaimed. That’s Terry Meyer, the Deputy and Conservation Director at the ...

By reducing bycatch, observing fisheries and responding to sea turtle strandings and entanglements, the Sea Turtle Early Restoration Project hopes to turn the tide in the turtles’ favor. “It’s hard to ...

Sea turtle nesting season runs from March 1 to Nov. 15, but sometimes the sea turtles can begin to arrive earlier. Female sea turtles dig a hole, lay between 80 and 120 eggs, ...