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Florida wildlife officials plead to keep fireworks and dogs from traumatizing nesting shorebirds and sea turtles ...
Crews are expected to start work this month on removing what's left of the old Flagler Beach Pier and replacing it with a new ...
Sea turtles tend to “go into a trance-like state” when they nest at night, and instincts guide their movements, Ragle said. As a result, they can lose their way or get disoriented when encountering ...
As sea turtle nesting season moves into full swing along Florida’s Space Coast, conservationists are raising alarms about a growing number of hazards caused by human activity, putting the species at ...
Because turtles usually nest and hatch at night, our tour began around 21:00 in an auditorium, where we learned about the species while trained scouts cautiously spotted for turtles on the beach.
A man in Hollywood was arrested for destroying two sea turtle nests, an act witnessed and reported, leading to his arrest ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is sending a reminder that nesting season is underway for sea turtles, shorebirds, seabirds, and wading birds.
Intrigued by this interaction, I'd come to Melbourne Beach to join a sea turtle nesting tour. Because turtles usually nest and hatch at night, our tour began around 21:00 in an auditorium, where ...
If you spot a sick or injured sea turtle, you are asked to call the FWC’s Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-3922. Sea turtles typically return to nest in March along Florida’s southeast ...
If you spot a sea turtle nesting, keep at least 50 feet away to avoid causing her to leave the beach before nesting. Give hatchling sea turtles the same space to avoid disrupting their path from ...
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A sea turtle nest on Ocean Isle Beach was damaged overnight according to the Ocean Isle Beach Sea Turtle Protection Organization.