Cold air and frigid waters have caused more than 600 young green sea turtles to wash ashore on Florida’s beaches this month — and more are turning up every day. Rescuers have saved them from the sand ...
The Sea Turtle Assistance and Rescue (STAR) is urging the community to practice responsible fishing, after a green sea turtle was found earlier this month with a fishing spear through its neck. The ...
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth, live in some of the noisiest waters on the ...
The recent cold snap didn't just challenge human Floridians. Why it matters: Wildlife officials, rescue groups and good ...
For the world’s smallest sea turtles, life in the ocean is getting pretty noisy. These relatively little turtles (on average ...
A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers. On a rainy day last week, the green sea turtle ...
New research shows endangered sea turtles hear low ship noise clearly, raising questions about how busy coastlines affect their lives.
For the first time, visitors will be able to see rescued sea turtles as they go through rehabilitation at the aquarium in ...
VIRGINIA, USA — As warm weather rolls into Virginia, sea turtles are making their way back into local waters, which means it's officially hooked sea turtle season. Each year, starting around ...
"The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper," ...
Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short-lived, expensive to replace and raise ...
Pufferfish can increase to three times their size within seconds. Turtles may be able to recover from a pufferfish’s neurotoxin, but there is no antidote for tetrodotoxin. Turtles are not the fastest ...