It all started with an alligator named Al. Twenty years ago, a wooden box with a 12-pound American alligator inside was left on the doorstep of the Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital near Ann Arbor.

The Flagler Beach project to build a new concrete pier to replace the city's battered wooden pier was stopped due to a second turtle nest.

Gonzaga Bulldogs head coach Mark Few is set to be honored as the recipient of the 2025 John R. Wooden Award Legends of Coaching Award this Friday in an awards show on ESPN+.

Rhett Farrison, 3, and sister Raelynn Farrison, 5, pick up trash with their father, Logan Farrison, on Hilton Head Island's Coligny Beach, June 11, 2025.

Spotted turtles housed at the Stark Parks Wildlife Conservation Center are sick with an emerging disease. A research team led by Wild4Ever founder Dr. Gary Riggs hopes to find a cure.

Sentara Albemarle Medical Center is helping two sea turtles from the Outer Banks in need of care. One is a 150-pound female loggerhead that had a head injury, and the other is a small Kemp's ridley.

According to the zoo, the turtles were on the verge of completely dying out in Washington two decades ago, with fewer than 100 of them left in the state. Since then, more than 1,600 zoo-head ...