India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it ...

Scientists have long known that plastic waste is bad for marine animals. A new study quantifies how little ingested plastic ...

In perfect conditions, leatherback turtles can live up to 50 years and grow anywhere from 500 pounds to over 1 ton, with a length of 7-8 feet. They are reminiscent of real dinosaurs, especially ...

A Florida State University marine biologist is enhancing conservation efforts by identifying areas in the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts that expose protected marine turtles to the highest risk of ...

MELBOURNE, Fla. – Last week, rough waves and heavy winds pushed dense sargassum seaweed onto Florida beaches, trapping hundreds of sea turtle hatchlings. [WATCH: Heavy Winds and rough seas push ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A green sea turtle that was tangled in fishing line was released to the ocean in Seal Beach Friday Fishing line is ...

Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Sea Aggie cadets from the Texas A&M Maritime Academy pitched in to help move a giant sea turtle that's being treated at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research in Galveston. The ...

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — Volunteers with Share the Beach and dozens of supporters made their way to Shell Beach in Orange Beach to see two rehabilitated sea turtles swim home. “There’s two turtles ...

BEAUFORT — While there are still little sea turtles patiently waiting in their eggs for the signal to emerge from the sand and dash for the waves, the nesting season for mother turtles has drawn to a ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Hilton Head’s sea turtle moms have done ...

Hurricane Helene washed Aggie ashore. The young green sea turtle was one of five cared for by Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory following the September storm. The laboratory in the small North Florida ...