Perdido Key had already logged the first sea turtle nest on Mother’s Day, making it the earliest recorded nest for Perdido Key, and tying for the earliest in Pensacola history, according to the ...

The night she was born, the sand was still warm from a Longboat Key sunset. Above her, the dark sky shimmered with unfamiliar stars. Inside her, something even more astonishing was happening; a ...

KEY LARGO, Florida -- A sea turtle found in the Florida Keys with a 3-foot-long spear in its neck is now getting some help from veterinarians. The 150-pound turtle is being treated at Turtle Hospital ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key as Escambia County Sea Turtle Conservation Program volunteers resume daily early morning patrols, looking for nesting and other ...

Volunteers with Escambia County Sea Turtle Patrol found the first nest of the 2025 season, a loggerhead turtle nest, early on March 11 Volunteers and staff check recorded nests daily to monitor for ...

Sea turtles use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate back to the beach where they were born. Conservation efforts have led to a dramatic increase in sea turtle nests on Longboat Key, from nine in ...