In its weekly report issued July 4, Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch said two of the first nests laid on the island hatched ...

A sea turtle joined a family's photo shoot in Florida. Photographer Brooke Benjamin says sea turtles aren't usually out ...

Florida wildlife officials plead to keep fireworks and dogs from traumatizing nesting shorebirds and sea turtles ...

Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

An endangered loggerhead sea turtle got lost while nesting on a beach and ended up stuck in someone's swimming pool, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute. The odd sight was ...

Turtles typically lay their eggs about a foot below the surface of the sand somewhere about halfway between the beach’s shoreline and the dunes, according to Loggerhead researcher Sarah Hirsch.

The process can take the turtle about 45 minutes to an hour, said Hannah Campbell, Loggerhead's director of education. The staff will also shine a red light on the egg chamber so guests can see ...