March is the official start of nesting season for sea turtles in the Sunshine State and, as a protected species, there are a ...

They appear straight out of prehistory – and they are; the reptiles have survived mostly unchanged since the age of the dinosaurs. They are a soft shelled turtle with thick, black, rubbery skin where ...

Florida is famous for its sunshine, beaches and wild­life. However, hu­man activity has threatened one of its most vulnerable ...

From the Carolina wolf spider to the striped bass, the state animals of South Carolina are fascinating species!

The ocean can be an extremely dangerous place, even for an animal that migrates through and rides its currents for decades. That’s why a single missing limb can spell disaster, despite an animal ...

A new scientific study has found that large-scale beach nourishment on Hutchinson Island in southeastern Florida was associated with significant changes in loggerhead sea turtle nesting behavior, ...

A large loggerhead sea turtle was saved after being found stranded last week in the northern Outer Banks. The rescue began when someone spotted the turtle struggling to keep its head above water and ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a ...

Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a satellite tracker ...