The homeowner was moved to build a cage for the visiting Eastern box turtle's nest, which made way for hatchlings.
The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center was a part of an exceptionally uncommon box turtle hatch that has gone viral. The ...
Four baby Eastern box turtles -- a species with a plummeting population in Virginia -- were recently hatched at the Southwest ...
One nest is located on a high sandy shelf due to erosion, a hurdle for hatchlings to reach the ocean. Researchers are monitoring the situation and will determine the best course of action to aid the ...
As Florida's nesting season draws to a close, sea turtles have broken records both with the number of nests built and hatchlings.
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local sea turtle nest of the 2024 nesting season on Sunday, April 28, on Venice Beach in South ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Sea turtle nesting season is winding down along the South Carolina and Georgia coastlines and it’s been a season of highs, lows, and a few surprises. WSAV looked into the ...
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 ...
All three sea turtle species have laid "astounding nesting numbers," officials said in a Sept. 18 news release.
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 ...