With hatchlings facing a tough journey back to the water, only 1 in every 100 makes it from the nest to the ocean.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — To spend the morning with the Sea Turtle Patrol is to undergo a master class not only in reptile habits, but in vocabulary. What the patrol is looking for is a body pit, said ...

Sea turtle nesting season is on the horizon on Beaufort County’s beaches. From May 1 to Oct. 31, Hilton Head and Hunting Island recognize sea turtle nesting and hatching season. During that time, ...

Officials at the Biscayne National Park are investigating a poached sea turtle found this week Authorities are asking for help from the public to catch the killer of a sea turtle that was found with a ...

It's a long-held idea that turtles can tuck their heads into their shells when threatened. But is it true? And is this protective trick why turtles the world over have shells today? The answer is that ...

Sea turtles are nesting along Hilton Head Island's beaches, and they'll continue to all summer. That's why you may have seen fenced-off plots on the beach. These sea turtles are Loggerheads, a species ...

Hilton Head Island, S.C. It takes a village, so the proverb starts, to raise, save and nurture, well, just about everything. For a community on Hilton Head Island, a growing and beloved village, ...

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. (WTVD) -- A unique program on the North Carolina coast is working to restore the sea turtle population, especially Loggerheads, the main species seen in the state. According to ...