The beach towns of the South are beloved for delicious food, stunning views, exciting attractions, and relaxing environments—but they also serve as an incredibly important habitat for wild sea turtles ...

Leatherback sea turtles usually start nesting early. The sea turtle nesting season doesn't officially start until May 1.

A sea turtle nest was relocated at Myrtle Beach State Park during the park’s Sea Turtle Patrol, where people can accompany rangers to check for sea turtle activity. David Holmes Submitted About two ...

Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — March 1 kicks off the sea turtle nesting season. In the past, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) used to ask people to keep their headlights off during nesting ...

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its life hatching underground before emerging at the surface. But what does this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When sea turtles nest, they come out of the ocean to lay their eggs. They crawl across the beach toward the dunes behind to dig ...