The 2026 sea turtle nesting season has begun with a leatherback turtle nesting in Juno Beach.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches.

Tuesday, June 20 was a happy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for conservationists and animal-lovers. A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback sea turtle nest filled with more than ...

Kickoff sea turtle nesting season at the 21st annual Turtlefest ...

According to Fauna & Flora, these prehistoric sea turtles trace their origins back to the dinosaur era, but their population ...

A rare discovery on Vanderbilt Beach in Collier County marked a significant moment for local wildlife enthusiasts. The first sea turtle nest of the season was found, belonging to a leatherback, the ...

A leatherback turtle laid a nest on March 9 in New Smyrna Beach. The nest marks the earliest in a year on record that a turtle has laid a nest on a county-managed beach. Turtle nesting season ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. These gargantuan sea turtles look like behemoths from a bygone age, which ...

JUNO BEACH — Researchers saw fewer sea turtle nests on a 9.5-mile stretch of beach in Juno Beach, Jupiter and Tequesta this season than they did in the three seasons before it. Loggerhead Marinelife ...

Dive into crystal blue water by day and help protect the nesting Leatherback turtles by night. Pair vacation with the deep satisfaction of helping to protect and conserve an endangered species like ...