A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

When the sun comes out, so do the turtles — right in time for World Turtle Day. "There's a lot that we can learn from the turtle," said Terre Chartrand, a land-based educator from the Red ...

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was too large to fit ...

Nagshankar, in northeastern Assam’s Biswanath district, has been designated a model temple for turtle conservation. Local MLA Padma Hazarika acknowledged the temple on behalf of the local ...

Donation Options Search Search Search A Reddit user posted a video taken Saturday of a large snapping turtle resembling Chonkosaurus, the large sunbathing turtle that went viral in 2023.

Languages: English and Italian. A horse owner's attempt to introduce her equine to her new pet turtle took an unexpected turn, leaving users across TikTok in stitches. The viral video, shared on ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Turtle nesting season is officially underway, and for the last 35 seasons, Panama City Beach Turtle Watch has been patrolling the beach, protecting nests and ...

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Pilibhit: Authorities at Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) have unveiled a long-term strategic plan to curb illegal turtle trafficking, promote scientific conservation, and restore habitats ...

May 22 (UPI) --Marine rescuers in North Carolina said they removed more than 1.5 pounds of barnacles and other organisms from a stranded green sea turtle. The Cape Hatteras National Seashore said ...

It was around six years ago that ecologist Ayushi Jain arrived in Kasaragod, Kerala, in search of the Asian giant softshell turtle (a large freshwater turtle). She interacted with the community ...