In Florida, large mats of sargassum are increasingly washing ashore, creating another obstacle for loggerhead, leatherback ...

Sargassum seaweed on Florida beaches is blocking sea turtle hatchlings from reaching the ocean, increasing their risk of ...

Sargassum seaweed can block sea turtle hatchlings from making it to the ocean, but helps once they reach the sea.

Sargassum. The smelly, brown seaweed can put a damper on a day at the beach at best and hinder baby turtles on their way to the ocean at worst. Only about one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings survive to ...

Every year, sea turtle hatchlings crawl across Florida’s beaches in search of the ocean. It’s a treacherous journey as it is ...

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Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that ...

CHANDELEUR ISLANDS, La. (WVUE) - State wildlife biologists conducting surveys in recent months confirmed hundreds of sea turtles successfully hatched on Louisiana’s Chandeleur Islands. It marks the ...

Smelly seaweed is snaring hatchling sea turtles on their way to the ocean - The tiny sea turtles already need to fight off ...

The added ATVs are a valuable step forward for turtle conservation, the Florida State Parks Foundation said, noting that the ...

A red fox named “Roxy”— and her pups— that has become popular with Dauphin Island residents is likely to be removed from the ...

There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.