It was tested during the 2013 through 2017 nesting seasons, in 74 loggerhead sea turtle nests located on North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The sensor unit itself incorporates a ...

Scientists in Georgia are using DNA from one egg per sea turtle nest to track ancestry and migration patterns. Human activities, such as leaving trash on beaches and disturbing nests, can negatively ...

Sea turtle conservation efforts largely focus on protecting vulnerable hatchlings once they emerge, to ensure they head out to sea, instead of toward the bright lights of towns. Conservationists can ...

Spring comes with the arrival of new life, from budding flowers to baby ducks. Galveston Island State Park saw some of those new lives buried in its sand on Sunday. An endangered Kemp’s ridley sea ...

"We have our first nest of the 2023 sea turtle nesting season! This morning, a critically endangered Kemp's ridley nested on Surfside Beach," the organization wrote. "Thank you to the public caller ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

1 in 1,000 turtle hatchlings are expected to survive after they're born. Sea turtles lay about 80 to 120 eggs. There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, ...

A new low-cost sensor designed to resemble a sea turtle egg enables scientists to monitor nests remotely and predict when hatchlings will emerge almost to the day – providing valuable information for ...