MOCKSVILLE, N.C. ( WGHP) – The pilot of a plane that crashed in North Carolina earlier this month had attempted to avoid a ...

Manatee County has come up with a creative solution to remedy the absence of the protective dunes this year. Along about a ...

As of June 5, 2024, the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch documented 149 turtle nests along the beaches of Anna Maria Island. If ...

It's sea turtle nesting season, and everyone knows what that means — turn off your lights at night. Flipping your light switch is an easy way to feel like an environmental superstar, but what else can ...

A wall of hay bales was installed along the beaches on Anna Maria Island to prevent sea turtles from leaving their habitat. The hay bales serve both as barrier and as a cue to the turtles that they ...

There's no need to explore the Caribbean and admire its beaches with this stretch of pristine Gulf Coast rivaling even the most notable coastal paradises.

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Hay bales are lining the beach on the shoreline to protect the sea turtles from going the wrong way away from the ocean.

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly Dally crawled into the Atlantic Ocean last week, months after having a front flipper amputated at a Florida turtle hospital.

Bradenton Beach saw extreme damage from hurricanes Helene and Milton. Not only were homes and businesses destroyed, but were ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — It's time to dim the lights and lower the volume at many beaches across Southwest Florida as sea turtle nesting season kicks off. Nesting season begins May 1 and runs ...