The 55 loggerheads are among the 3,000 disoriented turtles recorded in 2026 at Florida’s Anna Maria Island Artificial lighting from buildings near the beach is the likely cause of the disorientation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — More than 50 baby sea turtles, just hours old, never made it to the Gulf. Instead, artificial ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. — A Florida sea turtle rescue is highlighting the toll plastic pollution is taking on sea turtle populations and the survival of the babies during what’s called washback week, when ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — More than 50 baby sea turtles, just hours old, never made it to the Gulf. Instead, artificial light led them straight into danger. "It's just horrible because they do ...