Jacksonville University is partnering with a St. Johns County sea turtle patrol to expand its marine science work to include hands-on research documenting some of Florida’s signature protected species ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Senator John Cornyn has sent word to Nueces County officials that the Turtle Science and Recovery Program at the Padre Island National Seashore is not going to have its budget ...

A new sea turtle ambassador pilot program is launching later this year in Escambia County. The ambassadors will be more public-facing than the current patrol program. They aim to educate people on how ...

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Jacksonville University is launching a new program aimed at protecting sea turtles and their coastal habitats. The new JU Sea Turtle Program was announced on Monday, which is World Sea Turtle Day.

WESTBOROUGH — Forty years ago, the estimated population for the northern red-bellied cooter, a freshwater turtle that measures 10 to 12 inches long, was estimated to be about 200. Today, thanks to the ...