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There are five species of marine turtles in Florida: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill.

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

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious during ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — As summer heats up, so does nesting activity for sea turtles along Virginia’s coast. Conservationists say this year’s nesting season is shaping up to be one of the busiest in ...