Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...

Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle populations have ...

“Many of the turtle populations have come back, though some haven’t,” said Duke ecologist Stuart Pimm, who was not involved with the research. “Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the ...

A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida's ... to bones that surround the spinal cord. They have the turtle on high-powered antibiotics. "Luckily, right now, her neurologic ...

In order to develop correctly, turtle nests need to be laid in a place with dry, cool sand above the high tide line, Michelle Pate, the coordinator for the SCDNR sea turtle program, said.

The young loggerhead sea turtle had not touched the water in four months. On Jan. 5, members of the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center’s stranding response team received the call that ...

SARGENT, Texas — A loggerhead sea turtle is recovering at the Gulf Center ... Although loggerheads can live 30 to 50 years or more, they face a high risk of predation early in life, from the ...