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A female loggerhead sea turtle, named after the 1980s rock icon was found on the beach with her hind end missing after being hit by a boat.

Nesting season began a little over six weeks ago, and this week marks NOAA's official Sea Turtle Week. The most recent Southwest Florida numbers available are from, roughly, the end of the first week of June, and they are about the same as this time last year.

The story of Emiliana, of Wellington, is part of America’s Awesome Kids, a new series of 25 mini-documentaries produced by Boston-based public media station WGBH in partnership with local stations nationwide, including SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± in Miami.

A new study found sea turtle scutes can archive their lives and hold clues to lasting impacts from damaging red tides and other hazardous events.

Florida is home to over 100,000 sea turtle nests every year. After decades of community education, research and conservation efforts, there might be reason for cautious optimism heading into this sea turtle nesting season.

U.S. House lawmakers are expected to vote soon on a suite of proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.

A 3-limbed Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now being tracked at sea by satellite

Twenty-five Kemp's ridley sea turtles, considered the rarest among sea turtles, arrived in the Keys Tuesday after being rescued from frigid water off New England.

'Hopefully, just like she healed, the communities affected [by Helene] can heal as well, and move forward and rebuild stronger,' said the caretaker for Aggie, a green sea turtle.

A thirty-five-pound green sea turtle named Haven that spent the last six months in rehab at The Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida, finally got her chance to go home Friday. The 8-year-old endangered green sea turtle spent the last six months rehabilitating at The Turtle Hospital after being rescued, wrapped in fishing line and covered in fibropapilloma tumors.

Hampered by climate change, rising temperatures, and beach erosion, endangered sea turtle populations already face an uphill battle. But in the past three years, South Florida environmental non-profit MORAES discovered another blight on sea turtle conservation –an overpopulation of raccoons.

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 you do to support these little turtles?