Good news for sea turtles along one Florida Gulf Coast beach — there were more nests counted this year. The bad news: Many of ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...

The Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center is home to Sweet Pea a rescued green sea turtle. Navarre Beach Sea Tu ...

Scientists have new evidence to explain why plastic is dangerous to sea turtles: the animals mistake the scent of plastic for food. Thus, a plastic bag floating in the sea not only looks like a ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

A group of commercial fishermen found Boeier trapped in their nets off the southwestern coast of the Netherlands in October ...

We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were so numerous during Columbus’s day that “it seemed the ...

The Barbados Sea Turtle Project save the lives of thousands of turtles. There are many animals that have not been able to adapt to the change brought about by the expansion of the urban environment.

A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle was found dead by early morning beachgoers Wednesday along the shore near F ...

This one secluded beach on Saint Barth is known for its incredibly healthy reefs and marine life, including large sea turtles ...

When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a ...