PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. (WBTW) — Volunteers with the South Carolina United Turtle Enthusiasts group moved 160 loggerhead turtle eggs in Pawleys Island in Thursday morning. SCUTE head Rick Scott said it ...

ST.LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Pennywise, a 300-pound adult loggerhead sea turtle, was found stranded off the coast of Port St. Lucie and is currently being cared for at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center. The ...

Loggerhead sea turtles often nest at night and tend to “go into a trance-like state,” experts say. As a result, they can lose their way or get disoriented when encountering lights. US Coast Guard ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike was returned to the ocean on Wednesday. The adult female, named Pennywise and ...

A large sea turtle that was found injured along the Florida coast in May following a boat strike was returned to the ocean on Wednesday. The adult female named Pennywise, which weighs 302 pounds (137 ...

BOCA RATON, FL— New research on Florida's vital nesting beaches suggests that the slope of the sand and the placement of man-made structures may be more important to a loggerhead sea turtle's nesting ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was ...

One of Loggerhead Marinelife Center's most popular patients finally made it back home into the ocean. Thousands gathered Wednesday morning in the heat on Juno Beach to watch the release of the ...