FWC reports leatherback turtles set a new statewide record with 2,012 nests in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022 ...

Scientists call it Overwintered Sea Turtle Season and Chilly Crusty Green Season. Turtles wash ashore with a host of cold-related health issues.

Leatherback turtle Riptide stunned researchers after completing a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to the North Atlantic ...

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, ...

Two dozen Kemp's ridley sea turtles are rehabilitating in Florida after the frigid waters off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, left them struggling with ...

Sargassum seaweed mats both help and hinder Florida sea turtle hatchlings. Sargassum seaweed washing up on Florida’s shores in record amounts is becoming a serious threat to vulnerable sea turtle ...

An animal hospital in the Florida Keys has given an endangered species of marine reptiles a second chance.The staff at The<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — A group of firefighters helped rescue a sea turtle that got itself stuck between rocks on a beach in South Florida. A local photographer first spotted the 300-pound turtle when ...

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA)— Twenty-five critically endangered sea turtles arrived in the Florida Keys after fighting for their lives. The 25 cold-stunned sea turtles arrived at the Florida Keys Turtle ...

In Florida, sea turtles are making a comeback. The green turtle is leading the way. It's a species that a few decades ago was close to disappearing from the state, and the scope of its recovery is ...