Volunteers are monitoring an exceptionally high number of nests along the Crystal Coast.

Sea turtle nesting has reached record levels along Florida's Space Coast this year, with researchers documenting more nests than ever before while nearly two months remain in the nesting season.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sea turtles were having a remarkable nesting season across the Southeast in 2026, with beaches from Florida to Virginia reporting ...

Boca Raton has set a new record for loggerhead sea turtle nests, surpassing a 36-year-old high. The city also broke its record for leatherback sea turtle nests earlier this season. Conservation ...

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A video circulating online raised attention among sea turtle patrol groups in Walton County. The video shows a person approach a nesting sea turtle on the beach for photos ...

Florida Fish and Wildlife sea-turtle nesting season. (Florida Fish and Wildlife, Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX - All rights reserved.) FLORIDA – The Florida Fish ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — With sea turtle nesting season here once again, Mote Marine Laboratory is encouraging people to make the beaches turtle-friendly for the season. From picking up trash to ...

Sea turtle building nest caught on video by SCSO Aviation Section The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's Aviation Section posted this aerial footage of a mother sea turtle building her nest. Sarasota ...

Many Southwest Florida beaches are seeing record numbers of nests, but some have been lost to the sea while others are lost ...

More than 3,000 baby sea turtles were released into the Gulf of Mexico from a beach in northern Veracruz after months of ...

Boca Raton has set a new record for loggerhead sea turtle nests, surpassing a 36-year-old high. The city also broke its record for leatherback sea turtle nests earlier this season. Conservation ...