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 ...

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

Returning to where footprints were trodden into the sand 49 days ago, an Australian photographer made a breathtaking discovery. On July 28, Darwin woman Jill Huck photographed a trail left by a ...

August 7, 2025—Alexa Hawkins, Director of Communications for the Jekyll Island Authority, and Kemp Harr discuss the Floor Sustainability Award that the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island won.

The tiny sea turtles already need to fight off predators and avoid debris, with many dying before they can reach the water ...

Coyotes have made Sanibel and Captiva Island their home, and while they maintain balance on land, they are causing problems ...

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

The new findings detailed in a study published in the Journal of Coastal Research explores the role that this brown seaweed plays on vulnerable sea turtle populations. “For sea turtle hatchlings, ...

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

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

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

Along the coast, community-led groups and conservation NGOs are racing to save them—guarding nests, releasing hatchlings, and even using photo identification to track populations offshore. A matured ...