One of Far North Queensland’s great wildlife spectacles is currently taking place, with thousands of baby turtles hatching on ...

A leatherback hatchling navigates over sargassum on Juno Beach in July 2021. The new findings detailed in a study published in the Journal of Coastal Research explores the role that this brown seaweed ...

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Turtle hatchling season is upon us! From now until the end of turtle nesting season at the end of October, sea turtle hatchlings will emerge from their nests on our beaches and journey towards the ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — The City of Atlantic Beach is issuing a critical community alert after a second report of sea turtle hatchling disorientation. Hatchlings rely on the natural light reflection of ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtle hatchling releases are scheduled for June 14 and 18 at Padre Island National Seashore. Releases are canceled if turtles haven't hatched on the expected date or due to bad ...

When a hatching sea turtle first pokes its head above the sand and scrambles to the sea, a watching child might ask how the turtle knows where to go and how girl turtles know to come back one day to a ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...

Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its life hatching underground before emerging at the surface. But what does this ...