Sea turtle nesting season has begun on Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key as volunteers resume daily early morning patrols.

The sea turtle nesting season runs from May 1 through October 31. Staff and volunteers from Mote Marine found a record number of nests in 2025.

Top Stories from May 1, 2026 ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Friday, May 1, marked the start of sea turtle nesting season, and ...

Nesting season for sea turtles recently kicked off on Sanibel and Captiva. April 15 marked the first day, and it will run ...

Sea turtle nesting season technically begins on May 1, but local conservation groups are already tracking activity down in ...

Green sea turtle eggs lie in the sand at Henann Premier Coast in Alona, Panglao, on April 25. All 227 eggs were later relocated to a safer area near the nesting site after DENR personnel determined ...

Share the Beach is an Alabama Coastal Foundation program and now in its 25th year. The group has spearheaded public awareness ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) has documented the first local sea turtle ...

Now, the brothers are back with their host family. A Gulfport-based program focused on providing opportunities to at-risk ...

It may be the first time a threatened bird species was assaulted with mothballs but interfering with shorebird nesting has ...

Piping plover season is officially underway in Wisconsin, and this year marks a decade since they started nesting in Green ...

Tybee Island prepares for sea turtle nesting season ...