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

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

Army Corps celebrates 3 beach restoration projects, but sea turtle nesting season was a concern and over 4,100 eggs from 45 ...

Along the coast of Gabon, leatherback sea turtle hatchlings are fighting long odds just to reach the ocean. Artificial lights, logging debris, and beach erosion already threaten their survival at ...

Florida is home to over 100,000 sea turtle nests every year. After decades of community education, research and conservation ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Sea Turtle Preservation Society is a Brevard County non-profit that is dedicated to protecting sea turtles. It is now celebrating its 40th year in operation. In the early ...

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

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A green sea turtle has found its way into the coastlines of a beach resort in Barangay Tawala in Panglao ...

Over 4,000 sea turtle eggs removed from one loggerhead and 42 leatherback nests for 3 beach sand renourishment projects on ...

Volusia County’s sea turtle nesting season is off to an early start, with the first nest of 2026 confirmed along the county’s shoreline — 20 days ahead of the official May 1 start of the season.  The ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger.

Beachgoers are reporting seeing leatherback sea turtles, the largest turtle in the world and an endangered species. Despite ...