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Sea turtle nesting season has arrived in the Panhandle with the first local sighting of the sea turtle nest recorded in Perdido Key, fittingly, on Mother's Day. Turtle nesting season typically occurs ...

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute released its end-of-season update showing another successful year for sea turtle nesting.

SARASOTA, Fla. — The first sea turtle nests of the year have arrived in Sarasota. And while it may be tempting to get an up-close look at them, it's more important than ever to give them their space.

All three sea turtle species have laid "astounding nesting numbers," officials said in a Sept. 18 news release.

Loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) are the most common nesting turtle here, although green, Kemp's ridley and leatherbacks have nested here.

So far this year, some 90,000 loggerhead turtle hatchlings have emerged from their sandy nests on a pair of beaches located ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...