Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...

An increase in sea turtle nesting season false crawls on Treasure Coast beaches has one conservation group urging residents to stay off the beach at night, be more careful if you do go, and don't ...

Sea turtle nesting season has arrived in the Panhandle with the first local sighting of the sea turtle nest recorded in Perdido Key, fittingly, on Mother's Day. Turtle nesting season typically occurs ...

Florida’s 2023 turtle nesting season, which runs from March through October, is only halfway through and has already reached record-breaking numbers for sea turtle nests in Palm Beach County and at ...

Southwest Florida is experiencing a successful sea turtle nesting season, with numbers surpassing previous years. Collier County beaches have recorded 2,161 nests, a significant increase from the ...

For part of the year, the beach becomes home to sea turtles who are in the nesting process. During this time, there are regulations to keep the sea turtle eggs and hatchlings safe. Across Treasure ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

JUNO BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Even though Hurricane Erin is hundreds of miles east of Florida, our beaches are feeling the effects this week. Not only are we nearing the peak of the hurricane season, ...

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...

Indian River County has had a record number of green sea turtle nests so far this nesting season, county officials reported Thursday. The 4,515 nests surpassed the previous record of 4,105 in 2023, ...

Coastal Connections urges people to stay off the beach at night, be more careful if you do go, and don't scare sea turtles from nesting. Too many people are using white flashlights and interacting ...