Despite the ravages to Southwest Florida's sandy coastlines from Hurricane Ian in late September 2022, the sea turtle nesting season that started just months later ended up setting records for ...

Charles LeBuff with the Caretta Research Jeep. Sea turtle nesting season ended in October and it was a record season for loggerhead sea turtles on Sanibel and Captiva Islands. The Sanibel-Captiva ...

SANIBEL, Fla. (WFLA) — A small island community in southwest Florida is in the middle of a record-breaking sea turtle nesting season, a local wildlife organization reports, nearly 10 months after ...

Crew members from Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation rescued an adult loggerhead sea turtle seen swimming sideways and struggling to come up for air. According to SCCF, staff dove into the water ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The first loggerhead sea turtle nest was spotted on Anna Maria Island over the weekend. The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch said it has been patrolling the beach since April 15 to ...

How long will it take for the nature of Sanibel Island and Captiva to fully recover after Hurricane Ian? There's not a simple answer. “There’s a big wait-and-see component to all of this,” said Carrie ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium released two sub-adult loggerhead sea turtles – nicknamed “Grimm” and “Monique” – back into the Gulf off Lido Beach Wednesday, April 23, after helping restore them to ...