REUTERS - The Obama administration has agreed by July 1 to map out areas to protect nesting beaches for endangered loggerhead sea turtles as part of a legal settlement with conservation groups. The ...

Florida’s beaches – particularly those in Palm Beach County – are among the world’s most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests ...

Loggerhead sea turtles are a common sight on Gulf coast beaches during their nesting season. Sea turtle nesting season in the area runs from May 1 through Oct. 31. Female loggerheads typically return ...