Professor by night, park ranger by day, protector of sea turtles always. That was the late Hank Smith, a unique person in Florida’s environmental history. I knew him as a colleague at Florida Atlantic ...
MELBOURNE, Fla. — She may not wear a pearl necklace like her namesake from the TV show, “Leave it Beaver,” but June Cleaver, the 230-pound loggerhead turtle, nevertheless was happy as a clam to be ...
1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, ...
THEY’RE REALLY NEAT LOOKING. THEY’RE REALLY USUALLY VERY FRIENDLY TO INTERACT WITH, BUT THEY JUST LOOK LIKE LITTLE DINOSAURS. THESE ARE SULCATA TORTOISES, THE BIG ONES WITH THE BUMPY SHELLS. AND BOY, ...
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has finalized its sea turtle nest count for 2024, with great news for some species. These numbers are especially critical ...
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike was returned to the ocean on Wednesday. The adult female, named Pennywise and ...
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Florida’s leatherback sea turtles rebound to record high, following devastating hurricane season
In August 2024, sea turtles were on track to shatter records for nesting season across Florida’s Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Local experts even expected 2024 to surpass 2023, when 200,000 nests were ...
US Cold Stunned Turtles Staff at Loggerhead Marinelife Center care for a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, in Juno Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson ...
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