Turtle Sanctuary News

During the first week of July, the popular travel center and gas station chain Buc-ee’s opened its largest location in Georgia, just off coastal Interstate 95. But it’s not the beaver-branded merchandise or the smell of barbecue that’s attracting Georgia’s sea turtles — it’s the harsh glare of towering high-mast lights. Under normal conditions, the soft glow of moonlight guides newly hatched loggerhead sea turtles from the beaches of Little St. Simons Island to the ocean.

Marine turtles, once abundant along Mexico’s Pacific coast, now face the threat of extinction due to human impact. In response, Grupo...

The ongoing legal and environmental battle over the Punta Paraíso luxury development in San Pancho, Nayarit has intensified, drawing...

Residents and officials in San Pancho, Nayarit, who have long protested the Punta Paraíso luxury condominium development, are facing...

Two nonprofit organizations have issued a 60-day notice of intent to sue Hilton Hotels, Bahia Mar Resorts, and Suntex Marinas under the...

Want to See a Sea Turtle in Florida? Consider visiting one of the state-authorized facilities that care for or rehabilitate sea turtles....