ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla — You’ve heard of crime scene investigations. One team of scientists is applying that same kind of technology used to find criminals as a way to help sea turtles. Dr. Jessica ...
All of sea turtles that hatched in Florida recorded this year were female, a turtle hospital said. Climate change is warming up the beaches, which is skewing the sex balance towards more females.
Lights on our beach and darkness in our sands is driving the destiny of Florida's threatened and endangered sea turtles more than we know. Female sea turtles need dark places to dig their nests, ...
Endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles emerge here every spring from the Gulf of Mexico, leaving smeary trails of flipper prints from surf through sand to nests where they lay their eggs. But a planned ...
Researchers conducted the first field study showing how endangered loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings use their limbs to move quickly on a variety of terrains in order to reach the ocean. Life can be ...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — As the Grand Strand recovers from Hurricane Ian, some things will take longer than others to come back to normal. Myrtle Beach State Park is home to a mile stretch of sand ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – With sea turtle nesting season underway, chances are you know to keep an eye out for marked-off nests while you’re walking on the beach. That’s because sea turtles are just one of ...
LATELY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SOME SMALLER TRACKS IN THE SAND. YES, SEA TURTLE BABIES. THEY’RE STARTING TO HATCH TONIGHT. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST SILVER RING HAS WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THOSE ...
These turtles don’t hide in their shells, but they do dig in the sand. The Sand Turtles Volleyball program has been teaching kids and adults how to play sand volleyball since 2009. Since starting in ...