SARASOTA – Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Community Foundation will unveil an educational turtle sculpture at 9 a.m. Saturday at the main pavilion of Siesta Beach, 948 Beach Road, to bring ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. (WFLA) – The Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking for help identifying the person who ran over eight sea turtle nests on south Siesta Key. Seven other sea turtle ...

Eight Sea Turtle Nests Harmed on Siesta Key An ATV or golf cart dislodged stakes marking existing nests and drove across a newly laid, unmarked nest. By Megan McDonald June 26, 2018 ...

“During our standard morning beach patrol, a member of our team documented a sea turtle nest that had been laid in the sand on Beach Road on Siesta Key.

If you find sea turtle hatchlings that are not on the beach or are headed away from the ocean, call Mote’s STCRP for instructions at 941-388-4331. Do not put hatchlings in water or take them ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — A sea turtle made its way back into the ocean during its release off Siesta Key Beach. The 154-pound female loggerhead turtle named Lil' Dougie was found on Memorial Day in ...

Pack up the RV, camper or tents for a weekend trip to Turtle Beach campground located on Siesta Key. ... Sarasota FL 34236 Phone: 941.487.1100 • Fax: 941.365.9233 Channels; ...

Siesta Key is a narrow, 8-mile long, crescent-shaped Gulf Coast barrier island that manages to be busy and restful at the same time. It boasts sugary white beaches that sand snobs love for being 99… ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. (AP) — Wildlife officials want to know who ran over eight sea turtle nests on a Florida beach. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that Mote Marine Laboratory told the Florida ...