Wonderful news for sea turtles everywhere: a recent study has revealed that nearly 50% of the global sea turtle population is ...

Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells ...

This unique beak means that leatherback sea turtles can eat up to 16,000 calories in jellyfish a day! Evolving to eat jellyfish has resulted in unique biology that allows them to withstand ...

Sea turtle nesting season is from May 1st through October 31st. Clearwater city ordinances help regulate beachfront lighting.

Volunteers found the earliest discovered nest in Perdido Key on Mother's Day, now they're working to prepare the community ...

The study examined 48 sea turtle populations located in different parts of the world. Scientists celebrate remarkable trend ...

Sea turtle season doesn't start until May 1, but a female leatherback crawled onto Vanderbilt Beach and laid a nest, the first historic account of this massive species laying eggs on this beach.

A Deeper Dive Into the Research Findings Research scientists examined 48 populations of sea turtles around the globe, ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was found, belonging to a leatherback, the largest sea turtle species in the world. This is the first time a leatherback has nested on this beach.