BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is a Brevard County non-profit that is dedicated to protecting sea turtles. It is now celebrating its 40th year in operation. In the early ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County’s 2026 sea turtle nesting season has begun with a record-breaking start, with the highest number of nests ever documented for this early in the season. As of June ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tuesday marks the start of the 20th season for one of Palm Beach’s most enduring and impactful traditions— the community-led beach cleanup known as Turtle Tuesday. Palm Beach’s ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Researchers at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and Florida Atlantic University are celebrating a record-breaking season for endangered Leatherback sea turtles. So far, Gumbo Limbo Nature ...

A long-planned sea turtle hospital on the Texas coast is finally moving toward construction. Galveston's Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research is expected to break ground in November 2026 on a new sea ...

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. — Sea turtle season is back! The annual nesting season officially begins Friday, May 1. “Mickler's has one nest, and they're heading this way,” said Kevin Brown, a field supervisor ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle activity of the 2026 season. This morning, STCRP’s Sea Turtle Patrol reported ...

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Sea turtles and shorebirds are returning to North Carolina beaches for nesting season. Artificial lighting is the greatest threat to sea turtles, disorienting both nesting mothers and hatchlings.

Florida is home to over 100,000 sea turtle nests every year, and, with various species under threat, every nesting season conservationists push to make the environment around them safer. Now, after ...

Sea turtle nesting season in Florida runs from March through October, with peak activity between May and September. Loggerhead, green, and leatherback turtles are the three species most commonly found ...