HILTON HEAD ISLAND — To spend the morning with the Sea Turtle Patrol is to undergo a master class not only in reptile habits, but in vocabulary. What the patrol is looking for is a body pit, said ...

After months of arduous work and endless nurturing, Hilton Head Island’s most beloved visitors are almost on their way out. Sea turtle season — a six-month stretch where some volunteers give up their ...

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) -- A unique program on the North Carolina coast is working to restore the sea turtle population, especially Loggerheads, the main species seen in the state. According to ...

Hilton Head Island Sea Turtle Patrol announced Saturday it has marked 350 sea turtle nests and an estimated 14 hatchlings on the island as the season, which runs from May until October, reaches its ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head An expectant mother set her flippers on a ...

Veterinarians in the Florida Keys did all they could to save a loggerhead sea turtle found last week with a spear through its head. But by Saturday, they made the difficult decision to euthanize the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 170-pound sea turtle was found with a spear through its head on rocks near a resort in the Florida Keys. The turtle, “Aubie,” was discovered last week by guests at the Lime Tree ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season has been found on Hilton Head Island. On Wednesday, Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head announced the discovery of the nest on the island's south side. Sign up for ...

Tanikan Quigley was a little stumped when asked about his favorite exhibit at the newly expanded Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center. The 7-year-old Navarre resident perked up though when the ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — A loggerhead sea turtle will be heading home to the ocean after three months of rehabilitation at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center. Jupiter, a sub-adult loggerhead ...

A Turtle Hospital staffer observes Aubie, a loggerhead turtle that was found Thursday, Oct. 17, 2023, in distress at a Florida Keys resort with a spear through its head. The Turtle Hospital ...