CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Love is in the air, or should we say water… for local sea turtles. April is the mating season for ...

Scientists say winds and currents will decide where seaweed piles up as a record Atlantic bloom drifts near Florida beaches.

Warming sand temperatures are causing a higher ratio of female sea turtle hatchlings. Scientists have lacked a reliable method to count male sea turtles until a recent breakthrough. A new technique ...

A little-known turtle found only in Louisiana and Mississippi now has a slow but steady proposed plan from the federal government to save its species. The plan estimates it will take about 60 years ...

A Pearl River map turtle sits on the beach along the Bogue Chitto creek at Walker’s Bridge Water Park in southern Mississippi in September 2024.(Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator) A little-known ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding residents and visitors how they can help protect vulnerable nesting and hatchling sea ...

BACK TO THE SEA. Some of the 35 green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings that were released along the shoreline of Barangay Talisoy in Virac, Catanduanes on Wednesday (April 8, 2026). In a ...

Event promoters are already selling tickets even as the event's status remains in question. The City of St. Pete Beach has rejected a permit application from Country Thunder, a country music festival ...

Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

On a warm April afternoon, turtles gather on logs and rocks to absorb sunlight. Basking in the sun plays a critical role in their survival. As so-called “cold-blooded” animals, turtles rely on ...