/tags/turtles Turtles en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:13:07 GMT /environment/2026-02-19/hundreds-of-cold-stunned-sea-turtles-have-been-rescued-on-florida-beaches-this-year Late last month, record-low temperatures cooled down the waters of the Gulf and the Atlantic significantly, causing almost 800 sea turtles to wash ashore across Florida's beaches. Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:13:07 GMT /environment/2026-02-19/hundreds-of-cold-stunned-sea-turtles-have-been-rescued-on-florida-beaches-this-year Ricardo Cuomo /news-in-brief/2025-02-20/sea-turtles-return-to-the-atlantic-ocean-after-being-stunned-by-the-cold Eight green sea turtles stunned by the cold during a rare snowfall in Florida have been released back into the Atlantic Ocean. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:13:35 GMT /news-in-brief/2025-02-20/sea-turtles-return-to-the-atlantic-ocean-after-being-stunned-by-the-cold Associated Press /environment/2025-01-31/comatose-and-washed-up-1-000-endangered-sea-turtles-are-rescued-in-florida The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit the Panhandle last week. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 16:00:15 GMT /environment/2025-01-31/comatose-and-washed-up-1-000-endangered-sea-turtles-are-rescued-in-florida Adeel Hassan | The New York Times /environment/2024-06-25/dont-let-go-desantis-signs-bill-banning-intentional-balloon-releases-in-florida Anyone caught intentionally releasing a balloon beginning July 1 could face a $150 fine, according to a new measure passed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:30:00 GMT /environment/2024-06-25/dont-let-go-desantis-signs-bill-banning-intentional-balloon-releases-in-florida Max Chesnes | Tampa Bay Times /environment/2023-10-26/loggerhead-sea-turtles-nested-in-record-numbers-the-summer-after-hurricane-ian The sea turtle nesting season that started just months after Ian hit ended up setting records for loggerhead turtles on Sanibel and Captiva island. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:29:26 GMT /environment/2023-10-26/loggerhead-sea-turtles-nested-in-record-numbers-the-summer-after-hurricane-ian Tom Bayles /environment/2023-03-03/a-new-rule-on-recreational-blue-crab-traps-to-protect-floridas-terrapins-goes-into-effect Back in 2021, the FWC decided to conduct its own study on how the latest regulations for recreational blue crabbers would economically affect the commercial fishery, but the findings have not yet been released. Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT /environment/2023-03-03/a-new-rule-on-recreational-blue-crab-traps-to-protect-floridas-terrapins-goes-into-effect Jessica Meszaros /environment/2022-12-27/rare-rehabilitated-sea-turtle-released-off-florida-keys A rare hawksbill sea turtle found injured earlier this month by divers on a shipwreck off Key Largo, was fitted with a satellite tracking tag and returned to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary after it was treated at the Keys-based Turtle Hospital. Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:30:00 GMT /environment/2022-12-27/rare-rehabilitated-sea-turtle-released-off-florida-keys /environment/2022-10-14/its-a-record-year-for-sea-turtles-in-northeast-florida Naval Station Mayport reported over 3,000 hatchlings during this year's nesting season, which ran from April through early October. Fri, 14 Oct 2022 16:00:00 GMT /environment/2022-10-14/its-a-record-year-for-sea-turtles-in-northeast-florida Raymon Troncoso /news/2022-09-05/a-race-against-erosion-for-turtle-mound For Turtle mound and hundreds of Indigenous cultural sites in Florida, archeologists are asking how long they can race against erosion. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-09-05/a-race-against-erosion-for-turtle-mound /local-news/2022-07-20/sea-turtle-released-in-florida-to-compete-in-tour-de-turtles A juvenile green sea turtle that underwent multiple surgeries to remove cauliflower-like tumors was released last week off the Florida Keys with a satellite-tracking transmitter. Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:24:28 GMT /local-news/2022-07-20/sea-turtle-released-in-florida-to-compete-in-tour-de-turtles Associated Press