Loggerhead turtle emerging

Fabulous footage! The first steps {and swim} of life on a Florida beach - a loggerhead turtle hatchling emerges from its nest and, following its instincts, light, and other cues, heads for the sea. Kudos to the volunteers who spend countless hours in Florida monitoring and protecting loggerhead nests - according to NOAA, it's one …

Pic o’ the Week: Snacking Sand Perch

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. Or in this case, a fish-eat-crab world. Ocean photographer Steve Kovacs captured snacktime for a sand perch (Diplectrum formosum), as it dined on a crab. This moment in nature was snapped at in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's Riviera Beach. Check out his pics - beautiful and a study …

Hollywood (Fla) to dim lights for turtles

It's taken time, many battles, and the city's need for permits, but the city of Hollywood, Florida has agreed to dim the lights along its beaches during turtle nesting season. As scientists have told us for years, and as volunteers with STOP have shown us in this vivid video, sea turtle hatchlings are attracted by …

Sea turtle hatchlings LOVE beach resort lights

There's bound to be messiness when creatures who've roamed the seas and beaches for millions of years face the relatively newfangled phenomenon of artifical light. Scientists believe that sea turtle hatchlings, when they emerge from their shells on beaches around the world, institnctually move in the direction where the sky is brightest. On a beach …