CBS News Miami Live Bette Zirkelbach, left, manager of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, explains the importance of protection of marine environments as youngsters examine "Harlow," a ...

This year also marked the first time a documented leatherback turtle nest ... the most numerous of the turtles that lay their eggs on Florida beaches. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

The smallest and most endangered sea turtle in the world is setting ... a record-breaking year for Kemp’s ridley nests in ...

The Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife ...

Each March, sea turtle nesting season begins with the females' slow yet determined scooch onto Florida's shores, shoveling away sand with her speckled fins, digging a hole to lay eggs. The season ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

Puerto Rico, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islands host the most important nesting beaches for leatherback sea turtles under U.S. jurisdiction. Species with federally protected critical habitat are more ...

Florida Keys Travel this week shared dramatic footage showing a tiger shark chasing a turtle to the beach as something to ponder the “next time you think about visiting the Florida Keys.” ...