About 50% of female sea turtles complete "false crawls," which occur when they crawl onto the beach but return to the water without laying eggs.

Sea level rise and bigger storms erode nesting beaches, making it harder for turtles to find safe spots to lay their eggs. And at extreme temperatures, you can go from exclusively female broods to ...

Florida’s sea turtles are grappling with a unique problem made worse by climate change: recent heat waves have caused the sand on some beaches to get so hot that nearly every turtle born was female.

A female loggerhead turtle that was rescued after wedging itself between rocks Monday morning did not nest during her interrupted trip along the beach, according to the town's sea turtle nesting ...

There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of ...

Sea turtles are being born mostly female due to warming—will they survive? Climate change is causing a crisis in sea turtle sex ratios. But there are signs of hope.

Sea turtle eggs incubated in sand hotter than 88.8° Fahrenheit (31° Celsius) will be female, per the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The past four summers have been the ...

Green sea turtles had an exceptional nesting season on Florida’s beaches in 2023, ... The female sea turtles are “certainly putting a lot of energy into their nests,” Dr. Wyneken said.

Other sea turtle species nesting on Florida beaches aren't much different: Leatherbacks tend to be 80 percent to 85 percent female and green sea turtles from 90 percent to 95 percent female.

99% of These Sea Turtles Are Turning Female—Here’s Why. At the Pacific Ocean's largest green sea turtle rookery, a crisis is unfolding, likely thanks to warming temperatures.

Florida’s sea turtles are grappling with a unique problem made worse by climate change: recent heat waves have caused the sand on some beaches to get so hot that nearly every turtle born was female.