Clemson University student Nathan Weaver, right, talks with his professor, Rob Baldwin, left, as they wait to see if a fake turtle he is using in his research is run over in a road near Clemson, S ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.