ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Hatching season is in full swing at Anna Maria Island, and thousands of baby sea turtles have already made their way to the ocean this year. Anna Maria Island Turtle ...

The first public Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling release of the season is scheduled for June 14 at Padre Island National Seashore. Thousands of beachgoers attend hatchling releases each summer at ...

This nest was remarkable for another reason. It was the 34th green sea turtle nest of the 2025 season and the latest-ever recorded green sea turtle nest in Texas.

From natural predators to artificial lighting, sea turtle hatchlings already face numerous challenges as they make their way to the ocean for the first time. Now, researchers say yet another hurdle ...

It could have been one of the great nesting years on Fort Myers Beach for loggerhead sea turtles. Unfortunately, a mixture of ...

A two-headed sea turtle hatchling is turning heads on Hilton Head Island. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island said the bicephalic hatchling was discovered during a nest inventory on Tuesday.

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — The City of Atlantic Beach is issuing a critical community alert after a second report of sea turtle hatchling disorientation. Hatchlings rely on the natural light reflection of ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...

EDISTO BEACH, S.C. (WCIV) — The first sea turtle hatchlings of the year have made their debut on Edisto Island over the weekend, marking the beginning of a season where hundreds of thousands of young ...

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling climbs over sargassum on a beach. In a new study, researchers timed sea turtles to see how long it took them to reach the ocean when they had to traverse piles of ...