This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer ...

A loggerhead turtle who judging by his size and barnacles on his shell is old. The turtle is cruising the reef during mating season looking for a partner© Drew McArthur/Shutterstock.com The ocean can ...

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – We had a really special moment on The Morning Show today. Dozens of sea turtle hatchlings in Fernandina Beach decided to make their way to the ocean as our cameras were ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A green sea turtle named Meatloaf is recovering at Aquarium of the Pacific after being rescued from the San ...

On a steely Monday morning, a crew of researchers, veterinarians, and other ocean experts boarded the Tow Fin from Long Beach’s harbor — headed far out past the breakwater, where they were preparing ...

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

VENICE, Fla. — Sea turtle nesting season technically begins on May 1, but local conservation groups are already tracking activity down in Sarasota County. Mote Marine Laboratory announced that it has ...

Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle — the most endangered species of the reptile — had been hooked by an angler on a fishing pier in South Carolina Live 5 News/YouTube Volunteers taking part in a litter ...