Spectators in Destin got a big surprise Tuesday night when a sea turtle nest hatched. The little ones boiled up from their sandy home and darted for the emerald water around 7:30 pm.

DESTIN, Fla. — A big surprise for beachgoers in Destin on Sunday as a Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle made its way on shore to lay a nest.This is the first nest for Okaloosa County beaches this year ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- 67 newly-hatched loggerhead sea turtles found their way into the Gulf from a Destin beach earlier this week.Okaloosa County's Coastal R ...

Valek said the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center’s in-depth C.A.R.E.ing for Turtles program, which will be held at 5 p.m. every Wednesday starting in May, is a great way for people to learn about sea ...

About 70% of turtles' attempts to nest were thwarted on a touristy half-mile stretch of Vero Beach since June 1.

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, cover the hole with ...

It's sea turtle nesting season in Florida as loggerhead, leatherback and green turtles lay their eggs on Sunshine State beaches. Here's how to view the turtles and help ensure the success of their ...

Forty critically endangered sea turtles were brought to Florida after suffering from “cold stunning” off the coast of Massachusetts. “Cold stunning” is a hypothermic reaction that occurs ...

But eight sea turtles were back in the water Tuesday among an original 17 reptiles discovered stranded along Florida’s northeastern Atlantic Coast, Dr. Heather Barron, a lead veterinarian at ...

The Tour de Turtles, now in its 16th year, is organized annually by the Sea Turtle Conservancy. Beginning Aug. 1, the group will track a dozen sea turtles released from beaches in Florida and ...

Sea turtle conservation policies took off in the 1970s and ’80s, with fishing gear regulations, fines for harming nests and a ban on sea turtle hatchery. Loggerhead and green sea turtles were ...

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, cover the hole with ...