Leatherbacks can dive to depths of 4,200 feet—deeper than any other turtle—and can stay down ... ritual involves excavating a hole in the sand, depositing around 80 eggs, filling the nest ...

Some beach accesses will be closed as the county tills beach sand to prepare for nesting season, which begins May 1.

Beach tilling in St. Johns County to help maintain sea turtle nesting habitats began on April 3 and will continue ... “The beach tilling involves heavy machinery that plows the beach sand, making it ...

It’s a hot and windy May day on the Texas Coast, and Donna Shaver’s long ponytail, the color of sand, drips from underneath her ranger hat. She crouches down next to what looks like an imprint ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with ... which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color of its skin. There are two types of green turtles ...

Sea-level rise, plastic pollution and global warming threaten green sea turtle habitat. Today’s agreement, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requires proposed protections by ...

St. Johns County starts beach tilling to aid sea turtle nesting, starting April 3, with temporary access closures.

A new mansion slated to be the largest in Juno Beach history has been approved, despite concerns from residents about its potential impact on sea turtle nesting habitats. The nearly 15,000-square ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise protected critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys ...

On Monday, the Pope Road Beach Access will again be temporarily closed to allow for the entry and exit of heavy machinery.