The first Kemp's ridley nest of 2026, holding 118 eggs, has been discovered on Galveston Island, marking an encouraging start for the state's official sea turtle, according to the Gulf Center for Sea ...

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle activity of the 2026 season. This morning, STCRP’s Sea Turtle Patrol reported ...

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Sea turtles and shorebirds are returning to North Carolina beaches for nesting season. Artificial lighting is the greatest threat to sea turtles, disorienting both nesting mothers and hatchlings.

A new warehouse retailer poised to rival Costco and Sam’s Club is expanding into Texas. BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening its first location in Forney, Texas, on Friday, April 24 — though the store is ...

Sea turtle nesting season has arrived in Flagler County with two leatherback turtles digging nests in Flagler Beach ahead of the official start of nesting season. The first turtle dug a nest on April ...

An endangered Kemp's Ridley sea turtle crawls through lush green vegetation near the sand dunes of Padre Island National Seashore in Texas after laying a clutch of eggs on the beach.© JB ...

Quick Take Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Were Res... What Is Cold Stunning? Where Are the Turtles Today? Why Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtles Need... Sea turtle populations are in a precarious state. Although ...

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle — the most endangered species of the reptile — had been hooked by an angler on a fishing pier in South Carolina Live 5 News/YouTube Volunteers taking part in a litter ...

Sea turtle nesting season in Florida runs from March through October, with peak activity between May and September. Loggerhead, green, and leatherback turtles are the three species most commonly found ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — For nearly three weeks, neighbors in the Park Glen area of Fort Worth have kept vigil at the edge of their property lines, eyes fixed on the treetops above. "We want to catch them ...

Cancelled federal funding for a planned beach renourishment may reduce nesting space for loggerhead sea turtles. Last year, 13 of the 19 turtle nests on Tybee Island = had to be relocated While ...