The beach towns of the South are beloved for delicious food, stunning views, exciting attractions, and relaxing environments—but they also serve as an incredibly important habitat for wild sea turtles ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — State wildlife officers arrested a Fort Lauderdale man Wednesday after they said witnesses saw him digging through a loggerhead sea turtle nest, grabbing the new hatchlings and ...

Coyotes on Sanibel Island have been causing trouble by digging into sea turtle nests and eating the eggs. The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation is familiar with this problem and has been trying ...

A Hillsborough County man is facing charges after allegedly holding more than two dozen snapping turtle hatchlings in illegal captivity. According to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement ...

BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating after witnesses saw a group of people tampering with a sea turtle nest on Bradenton Beach. It ...

Newly hatched sea turtles were found slaughtered on a North Florida beach, and evidence points to a stray pet, investigators say. “Twenty-three sea turtle hatchlings ... found dead near Second Street ...