NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...

A rare leatherback turtle left a nest in New Smyrna Beach over the weekend, marking the earliest point in a year that a turtle has nested on a county-managed beach in recorded history, according to a ...

Tuesday, June 20 was a happy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for conservationists and animal-lovers. A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback sea turtle nest filled with more than ...

This year was also the first time a documented leatherback turtle nest was found in Pinellas County, according to the Clearwater aquarium. A sea turtle nest is roped off on St. Pete Beach on May 16, ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

Dive into crystal blue water by day and help protect the nesting Leatherback turtles by night. Pair vacation with the deep satisfaction of helping to protect and conserve an endangered species like ...

A nearly half-ton leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard on June 16, marking the first sea turtle casualty of the summer and serving as a timely reminder for boaters to be ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) – Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago said Wednesday they regret that heavy machinery may have crushed leatherback eggs or hatchlings on a section of a prime nesting beach but ...

JUNO BEACH — Researchers saw fewer sea turtle nests on a 9.5-mile stretch of beach in Juno Beach, Jupiter and Tequesta this season than they did in the three seasons before it. Loggerhead Marinelife ...

A leatherback turtle laid a nest on March 9 in New Smyrna Beach. The nest marks the earliest in a year on record that a turtle has laid a nest on a county-managed beach. Turtle nesting season ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sea turtle nests increased this year along a stretch of Florida’s Gulf Coast before a trio of hurricanes washed many of them away, aquarium officials said Friday. There were 271 ...