Today is World Sea Turtle Day, which was founded as a way to raise awareness of and respect for the world’s endangered sea turtles. To honor the special day — and the creatures it aims to save — the Sea Turtle Conservancy has teamed up with Naked Turtle Rum to benefit...
Many Florida beaches welcome a special type of visitor as the weather gets warmer: sea turtles. Female sea turtles crawl out of the water from spring to early fall to build nests and lay eggs on the beach at night. Babies hatch some 60 days later and crawl back into...
The Sea Turtle Conservancy, in partnership with the Town of Longboat Key, will host a lighting workshop in the Town Commission Chambers at Town Hall at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 5. The hourlong workshop will be geared toward the general public as part of the town’s...
A 330-pound green sea turtle nicknamed Jolly has been released off the Florida Keys after convalescing from a partial flipper amputation. Named after wildlife officers who helped rescue her last month, the adult female turtle was returned to the wild Friday. She had...
An environmental group is working to bring turtle-friendly lighting to Panhandle beaches using millions of dollars in restitution money paid by oil giant BP in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. The Gainesville-based Sea Turtle Conservancy previously used...
Four sea turtle hatchlings have a warm home tonight thanks to a few beachgoers. The hawksbill hatchlings were spotted on Palm Beach, near the Breakers Resort. They are being cared for at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. “Typically hawksbills are nesting a little...