A Marco Island beach is being investigated after a contractor ran over multiple sea turtle nests during a beach rebuilding project, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A Marco Island beach is being investigated after a contractor ran over multiple sea turtle nests during a beach rebuilding project, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Endangered sea turtle run over by vehicle while nesting on Outer Banks, rescuers say ... (July 6), where the outer perimeter protecting a nest was run over by a vehicle,” N.E.S.T reported.

Someone drove over a nest containing rare leatherback sea turtle eggs last Friday. Under Florida law, disturbing a marine turtle nest is a third-degree felony.

Someone drove over a nest containing rare leatherback sea turtle eggs last Friday. Under Florida law, disturbing a marine turtle nest is a third-degree felony.

Emotions run high as sea turtles take over popular Hawaii beaches. Sea turtles are basking on Kauai's Poipu Beach like never before. ... who keep a watchful eye over as many as 100 turtles a night ...

Turtles do not begin laying eggs until at earliest age 8 but can live to as old as 100 years in the wild. Their longevity and many years of reproducing help compensate for high mortality rates ...

A loggerhead sea turtle was crushed by a recreational vehicle driving on a nesting beach on the Outer Banks, according to the Network for Endangered Sea Turtles in North Carolina. It happened in ...

It happened in the Carova Beach area, and the turtle did not survive. A search is underway for the driver. Endangered sea turtle run over by vehicle while nesting on Outer Banks, rescuers say ...