ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (CBS12) — The Manatee County Sheriff's Office released video of a water rescue after a man and his son were pulled far from shore. The sheriff's office said the father ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The first loggerhead sea turtle nest was spotted on Anna Maria Island over the weekend. The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch said it has been patrolling the beach since April ...

Anyone who has been out to the beach on Anna Maria Island has probably noticed the shore is lined with clearly ... all laid by loggerhead sea turtles,” Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch Executive ...

A female loggerhead sea turtle was killed after a car hit it on Wednesday, the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring group said in a social media post. This photo shows a ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch is reporting a busy week with 35 new sea turtle nests discovered and at least 3 “false crawls” where a turtle dug an egg chamber ...

After 42 years, a new sea turtle nesting record has been set with still around two months left in the season. According to the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring, there were ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun on Anna Maria Island, but these ancient creatures face new challenges in the wake of last year's devastating hurricane season. "We come just from the morning ...

A record number of Loggerhead Sea Turtle nests have been recorded on Anna Maria Island this year, and there is still time left in the season for more. The Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch ...

Green turtles generally nest every other year on Anna Maria; a record 12 green turtle nests were seen in 2023. “We hope to break that record this year,” Mazzarella wrote. Also of note, several turtles ...

A female loggerhead sea turtle was killed after a car hit it on Wednesday, the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch and Shorebird Monitoring group said in a social media post. The environmental ...