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 ...

Fewer than 1,000 leatherback sea turtles remain in the Eastern Pacific. Lucero is one of them.

FLORIDA — March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a few things to note about the season and nesting sea turtles. The ...

Leatherback sea turtle on a beach. By Herve06 via iStock for WMNF News. When sea turtles hatch, they rely on natural light like the moon’s reflection to find open water. The artificial lights coming ...

RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 72 DEGREES. THAT’S A LOOK AT THE FORECAST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GLENN. AND JUST LAST WEEK, LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER FOUND THEIR EARLIEST LEATHERBACK NEST ON THEIR 8.5 ...

The 2,000-pound leatherback is the fourth-largest reptile. Leatherback turtles can grow up to eight feet long. Unlike other reptiles, leatherback turtles use thermoregulation to warm up or cool down.

Coastal Connections urges people to stay off the beach at night, be more careful if you do go, and don't scare sea turtles from nesting. Too many people are using white flashlights and interacting ...

Loggerhead Marinelife Center logged 20,872 nests, a nearly 40% increase from the previous year. Despite the high numbers, some nests were lost to beach erosion. Researchers advise beachgoers to keep ...

Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...