Rare hybrid sea turtle, Earl Grey, part Kemp’s ridley and loggerhead, was rescued, rehabilitated, tagged, and released.

Plans that call for up to 185 new hotel rooms as well as a new parking lot on Jekyll Island have residents and supporters worried about the future of the state-owned barrier island.

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More than 250 diamondback terrapins have been documented along the Jekyll Island Causeway so far this year, with about two-thirds rescued alive.

Loggerhead sea turtles have steadily rebounded in recent years, with 4% annual population growth since the 1990s.

Two similar sites are already operational further up Georgia's coast.

Georgia beaches beckon not only locals and tourists, but also nesting shorebirds and seabirds and migrating species beefing up for long flights to the Arctic.

One researcher is “cautiously optimistic” about 2024's sea turtle turnout.

Volunteers gathered at Jekyll Island’s South Beach to release dozens of endangered sea turtles back to water — the largest such release in Jekyll Island's recorded history.

A sea turtle researcher says the animals are “on the road to recovery.”

Pinpointing sources of light pollution could help conservationists save sea turtle hatchlings.

A dozen sea turtles have returned to the wild after several months of being treated for injuries and illnesses on the Georgia coast.

Recording 243 nests and 21,624 hatchlings this year, Jekyll Island led the pack among Georgia's “Golden Isles.”

Rare loggerhead sea turtles are busy digging nests and laying eggs on beaches in Georgia and South Carolina. Wildlife officials in both states report finding dozens of nests since May 1, considered the unofficial start of the sea turtle nesting season.

A pair of rare sea turtles have returned to the ocean after veterinarians spent nearly a year nursing them back to health on the Georgia coast.