PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Turtle nesting season is in full swing, but so is beach season meeting that the areas these turtles’ nest on are busier than usual. Turtle watch patrols the beaches ...

Officials in Martin County got a unique call for assistance on Monday.Martin County Fire Rescue said it responded to a call of a sea turtle swimming in a saltwater residential pool on Jupiter Island.

Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto Florida’s shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs. The season ...

Trudging through the thorny brush, Mike Knoerr is on a quest. Thunk. Thunk. Two five-foot long wooden dowels, the width of a pool stick, are in each of his hands. Methodically, he pokes them into the ...

The Four Seasons Resort Nevis, aware of its responsibility to protect and conserve the sea turtles' nesting grounds, initiated a partnership with the Sea Turtle Conservancy sixteen years ago. Every ...

Law enforcement agencies aren’t the only ones keeping track of boaters’ speed on Suncoast waterways. Mote Marine Laboratory is also using laser speed guns to collect data on boaters’ habits as part of ...

Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females' slow yet determined scooch onto Florida's shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs. The season ...

Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches. From 2007-24, illegal catches of ...

A baby green turtle (left) and a baby loggerhead (right), excavated by conservationists in Florida. Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females’ slow yet determined scooch onto ...