When artificial lights outshine the natural horizon, the turtles can head in the wrong direction instead.

Turtle watchers say nearly 35% of nests have been disoriented this season, with 222 dead hatchlings found.

Thousands of sea turtle hatchlings scramble toward the ocean each September, but the threats they face go far beyond crashing ...

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Dozens of loggerhead hatchlings just churned up from the sand at Fort Fisher, and the spectacle has a name that sounds far more alarming than what actually unfolded on that North Carolina beach.

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling climbs over sargassum on a beach. In a new study, researchers timed sea turtles to see how long it took them to reach the ocean when they had to traverse piles of ...

Research by Edith Cowan University and the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) has put a spotlight on the feeding frenzy that newly hatched turtles face. Trapped and ...

An unexpected and delicate discovery took place on the Senigallia coastline: during the night between August 30 and 31, ...

Fifty-five loggerhead hatchlings died along Gulf Drive on Anna Maria Island after artificial lights from nearby homes and ...

As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios—producing more females—but also reduce hatchling survival, slow ...

TAPAUA, Brazil — Environmental agents from Brazil’s Chico Mendes Institute released giant Amazon River turtle hatchlings into the waters of the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Amazonas state, as ...

This 3.5 minute video shows loggerhead hatchlings struggling to pass their way over footprints and tyre tracks on a South African beach. Sea turtles are endangered. The main threats are incidental ...