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Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect ...

But it’s not all great news. Leatherback turtles are still critically endangered. It seems this is because leatherbacks are ...

Humans often treat these natural sites more like theme parks than protected land. Shocked hiker posts video after witnessing ...

While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

Rockalina the eastern box turtle had never ventured outdoors since 1977 — now she’s healing and getting to feel grass beneath ...

Knee and waist-deep piles of sargassum seaweed are washing ashore along the Texas coast, creating a striking—if not ...

South Florida’s scuba diving community and a national organization joined forces to help protect some precious marine ...

Found entangled in fishing gear at the Pompano Beach Pier, Banjo was struggling to stay afloat when the Florida Fish & ...

Whether you want to soak up rays, shop a walkable downtown, pedal-push along nature-lined bike trails, or just float, there’s ...

Caymus Maxson started Trash Turtles in 2020 at the age of 10 and has since gained hundreds of volunteers, picking up an estimated 10 tons of trash.

Our beaches took a beating after three hurricanes last year. And with sea turtle nesting season fast approaching, advocates have new safety concerns.