Moved by what had happened, they decided to create a cage to protect the turtle’s nest until a hatch arrives. That moment came on September 20, a photo of which was shared to the platform in the post.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You often see turtle nest protection cages built for sea turtles along the beach, but what about in Nashville? Recently, a group of friends took it upon themselves to build ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Researchers on Jekyll Island have found the first sea turtle nest of the season. This particular nest belongs to a loggerhead turtle. They say this is the first nest laid ...

After two years of declining numbers of nests and hatchling, sea turtle experts were predicting a banner year. Results are ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Turtle laying season has arrived, meaning thousands of turtles will be on their way fighting for a chance to make it to the ocean. In a Facebook post from Henricus Historical ...

As Hurricane Erin churned off the North Carolina coast this week, its powerful waves destroyed most of the remaining sea turtle nests on Emerald Isle, dealing a blow to what had been shaping up as a ...

Scientists studying the world’s largest river turtles, a South American species that grows to a length of nearly a meter, or 3 feet, have found the largest nesting aggregation ever recorded. Using ...

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — Nearly two dozen sea turtle hatchlings were found dead in Atlantic Beach after an apparent attack by an unleashed dog, city officials said Thursday. Members of the Beaches Sea ...

Four baby Eastern box turtles -- a species with a plummeting population in Virginia -- were recently hatched at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, including rare turtle twins.

Sea turtles are known to crawl from the Atlantic Ocean in the dark to dig nests along Outer Banks beaches in North Carolina. The eggs take up to 60 days to hatch, experts say. National Park Service ...