Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Marine Patrol Unit rescued a loggerhead sea turtle that had become entangled in a crab trap ...

Nesting season for sea turtles recently kicked off on Sanibel and Captiva. April 15 marked the first day, and it will run ...

MARATHON, Fla. — This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure has a concerning update on Florida sea turtles. Though nesting numbers are up, adult turtles continue to face threats due to human pressure.

At the end of summer, companies and individuals often leave behind fishing lines and crab nets, creating hazards that can ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle ...

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY — The Miami Dade Sheriff’s Office freed a loggerhead turtle entangled in a crab trap line on Oct. 11. The Marine Patrol Unit responded to a call from a Good Samaritan in vessel about ...

(WSVN) - A good Samaritan helped rescue a sea turtle after spotting the reptile was stuck in a crab trap. According to officials, the good Samaritan saw the stuck reptile over the weekend and called ...

KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) - A loggerhead sea turtle that was caught in a crab trap line has returned home after getting a helping hand in Key West. The massive loggerhead, named Molly, spent three months ...

The Emerald Isle Sea Turtle Patrol is asking visitors to remove all beach equipment at the end of each day to help prevent ...

Some success is being seen in the second month of what could be a years-long effort to eradicate invasive red-eared slider turtles and bullfrogs from the Cache Creek Nature Preserve. The effort began ...

Editor's Note: This is the last in a two-part series on turtles. Although turtles usually are not a pest to people, they can sometimes reach numbers where economic damage occurs. There are a variety ...