At 7 a.m. Monday, Pheasey watched on smartphone ... In fact, it's often unclear how many sea turtles of each species remain—or how many is enough to ensure their survival. New research suggests ...
The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the ... But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where ...
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are protected under the Federal Endangered Species Act and Florida’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule. These turtles face significant threats ...
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The Sea Turtle Hospital at UF Whitney Lab in south Saint Augustine treated almost 120 turtles in January alone. Normally, they treat only about 100 turtles during the ...
As Floridians reveled in a rare snowfall last week with snowmen and sledding, a team of Florida wildlife experts was busy mounting a sweeping rescue just offshore of the Panhandle. In one of the state ...
Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued after temperatures plunged. An 'exhausting and relentless' five days: In one case, two officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...
ST. JOSEPH BAY, Fla. (CBS12) — More than 1,200 sea turtles were rescued in northern Florida following a significant cold-stunning event in mid-January. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days. Florida’s northern coast was recently hit with a rare cold weather ...