Each year, sudden drops in temperature in the Northeast cold-stun hundreds of sea turtles migrating through the area.

Between April and mid-summer, hundreds of Kemp's ridley sea turtles will creep out of the waves and across the beach to nest at the base of sand dunes along the Texas coast. If this nesting season is ...

In the back of a large SUV, 15 small sea turtles wrapped in wet towels and packed in individual banana boxes awaited their new lease on life Thursday, preparing to swim off the Louisiana coast after ...

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — After 169 days spent healing at the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society's critical care sea turtle facility in Westhampton Beach, 11 rehabilitated Kemp's ridley sea turtles ...

It's always dismaying when an animal becomes endangered, but there's something extra tragic about the world's smallest sea turtle becoming imperiled. The Kemp's ridley turtle measures just 2 feet long ...

GRAND ISLE, La. (WVUE) - Dozens of people gathered on Grand Isle Beach to witness the return of one of the world’s rarest sea turtles to the Gulf of Mexico. Fifteen Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles, ...

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious during ...

Recently hatched Kemp’s ridley sea turtles have been washing back up onto Coastal Bend beaches in greater numbers than usual, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Almost 30 post-hatchlings ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WTVD) -- Town officials on Hilton Head Island tweeted about some exciting news Thursday: the hatching of several critically endangered sea turtles. The Kemp's ridley ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Nesting season for Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle began in late March, and so far, roughly 34 nests have been found along the Texas coast. According to Dona Shaver with Padre ...