Female sea turtles dig a hole, lay between 80 and 120 eggs, cover the hole with sand to camouflage it and return to the ocean. They nest every two to three years.

Between long-distance swims, Dellora the green sea turtle nests on SWFL beaches, where researchers have found her 12 times - and counting.

A green sea turtle before vs. after experts cleaned barnacles and other organisms off its shell in April 2025. When she was first rescued, she weighed over 7 ½ pounds.

Female sea turtles dig a hole, lay between 80 and 120 eggs, cover the hole with sand to camouflage it and return to the ocean ...

A Green sea turtle, rare for this area, found stranded on St. Simons Island died over the weekend despite the Georgia Sea ...

Dellora, a green sea turtle who has been a frequent visitor to Sanibel, has laid nests there four times since 2017. It will take about 60 days for these eggs to hatch.

Albino green sea turtles have a 1 in 100,000 chance of being born. Weakened vision and lack of natural camouflage lower their chances of survival in the wild. KameraOne Global.

Charlotte, a green sea turtle, was hit by a boat back in 2008. This left it with an affliction colloquially referred to as the “bubble butt,” a kind of floating syndrome that makes it ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday.

If you see a stranded manatee or sea turtle in state waters call the FWC Wildlife Alert hotline at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922). Close Ad To stream 10 Tampa Bay on your phone, you need the 10 Tampa Bay app.

Still, many green sea turtles in the western Atlantic Ocean flock to Florida every year to lay their eggs, according to the FWC. Callers can report a sick or injured animal to the FWC’s Wildlife ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.