HOLMES BEACH, Fla. — Whether you're new to the Tampa Bay area or a lifelong local, the annual reminder that always seems to be needed is this: Leave the beach as you found it. Along with picking up ...

Sea turtles get battered by boats, caught in fishing nets, choked by trash. Climate change is threatening their habitat, ...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fl. – The Beaches Sea Turtle Patrol is pleading with beachgoers to fill in any holes they dig during their time at the beach before they leave. Turtle patrol volunteer Kevin Brown ...

Turtle Hole, part of the Eno River, sits smack dab in the middle of Durham, a place where Mother Nature doesn't seem to mind if you drop in unannounced. Turtle Hole, part of the Eno River, sits smack ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - The City of Anna Maria Island is looking to create a blank slate of sand for beachgoers and newly hatched turtles as they plan to pass a “no holes on the beach” ...

Other species sometimes nest on Sanibel Beach and Bonita Beach, but the loggerhead is responsible for hundreds of nests here.

Camera sent into gopher tortoise burrow discovers an alligator is hiding inside, Georgia biologists say. Georgia Wildlife Resources Division photo Beware of turtle holes in Georgia — because they ...

Beware of turtle holes in Georgia — because they could be hiding large alligators, the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division says. That discovery was made the hard way when biologists studying gopher ...