The climate crisis’ impact on sandy beaches affects more than just rising sea levels and how much sunscreen we apply. It’s also contributing to an upswing in the number of turtles that are born female ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s peak sea turtle nesting season! From August through November, adult female sea turtles will be seeking sanctuary in Hawaii’s sandy beaches to lay their eggs. Endangered sea ...
After full recovery, experts approved her for satellite tagging — making her the first injured and rehabilitated sea turtle ...
MIAMI — Sometime in mid-August, 400 baby alligators will hatch on the roof of a building at the University of North Florida. Researchers will scoop up the newborns and tally them up: male or female?
Florida beaches are about to get filled with sea turtle eggs as the nesting season starts in March. This is the time female sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs. Wildlife officials estimate the ...
Scientists are hoping that when dozens of green turtle egg clutches hatch on the tropical sands of the Sir Charles Hardy Islands in February, thousands of little males will scramble towards the warm ...
Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...
A huge pregnant sea turtle was returned to its home off the Florida coast on Wednesday after it had been injured by a boat. Pennywise, an adult female sea turtle weighing 302 pounds, was cleared for ...
Baby sea turtles at risk of drowning in their nests have been offered fresh hope after an Australian first trial proved ...
Other species sometimes nest on Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and Bonita Beach, but the loggerhead is responsible for hundreds of ...