Rapid loss of beaches on Pritchards Island makes it difficult for nesting sea turtles to find a place for their eggs.

Year of North Carolina'. In an effort to celebrate the state's character, lawmakers decided to celebrate all existing state symbols, instead of introducing new ones this year. State symbols must be ...

Fisher, North Carolina, on April 14. New England Aquarium rescue biologist Sammi Chaves, who led the most recent transport, said it's always "incredible" to watch the turtles regain their health ...

The founder of the Cary company behind Fortnite tells The News & Observer about his past, current, and future conservation ...

The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November’s election to Democratic incumbent ...

Senator Bobby Hanig’s Senate Bill 20 would make the intentional release of balloons illegal, with a fine of $250 per balloon ...

From May 1 through Aug. 31, sea turtles like the endangered Kemp’s ridley, loggerheads and green sea turtles return to ...

The North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher has provided the community with tips on how to protect sea turtles during their ...

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission has changed an oceanfront development rule to allow wheat straw bales be used under certain conditions as an alternative to sand fencing to try and fend ...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney is funding the Coastal Land Trust’s purchase of the land, which will allow Audubon North Carolina to continue to manage the birds and turtles that live on the island.

This year, the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s stranding response team responded to 77 cold-stunned sea turtles ...

North Carolina Coastal Land Trust will own and manage the nearly 150-acre tract at the south end of Topsail Island until it ...