Magpie, a dog from Satchel’s Last Resort, is heading to South Padre Island, where her scent-detection training will help conservationists locate and protect endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests.

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 ...

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By Todd Steiner Carole Allen — founder of HEART (Help Endangered Animals Ridley Turtles) and the first director of the Turtle ...

Local conservation groups have worked to protect turtle nesting habitats along the Mackay coast for more than 30 years, ...

FORT MYERS, FL -- Sea turtles in Florida are emerging from their nests and heading to the ocean. Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation, which is one of the longest running sea turtle conservancy ...

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 ...

A mama turtle has impressed researchers after making a rare 7,000-mile journey in seven months, swimming from the warm waters of Panama to the North Atlantic before returning to Florida. Riptide, a ...