BLAUVELT - Newly hatched turtles are making their way back to the Hackensack River from their nests. Some of the quarter-size reptiles have to wander across roads like Western Highway and Sickletown ...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. — Sea turtles are emerging from the sand at Oak Island, marking a significant event in the local wildlife calendar, ABC affiliate WWAY reported. The Oak Island Sea Turtle Protection ...

CAPE LOOKOUT, N.C. (WNCN) — Activity at the North Carolina coast is heating up — especially on the beach along the sand to the surf. The first turtle nest hatched late last week at the Outer Banks, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A bale of small, vivid turtles is spending time at Audubon Aquarium this winter. Native to the Pearl and Bogue Falaya Rivers, the Ringed Map Turtles, or “sawback turtles,” are a ...

A leatherback hatchling navigates over sargassum on Juno Beach in July 2021. The new findings detailed in a study published in the Journal of Coastal Research explores the role that this brown seaweed ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — The City of Atlantic Beach is issuing a critical community alert after a second report of sea turtle hatchling disorientation. Hatchlings rely on the natural light reflection of ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Turtle hatchling season is upon us! From now until the end of turtle nesting season at the end of October, sea turtle hatchlings will emerge from their nests on our beaches ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...