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A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly ...
Boaters spotted a leatherback turtle in trouble in Cape Cod Bay. A storm was moving in — a team from Provincetown answered ...
A leatherback sea turtle got off to an early start on March 9, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches.
MARATHON, FLA. (WSVN) - A sea turtle hatchling was recovered and released into the wild in the Florida Keys. Liberty, a leatherback sea turtle, had an injured flipper that wasn’t allowing her to ...
Leatherback sea turtles are the giants of the sea turtle world and grow to the size of small car. They rarely nest on Southwest Forida beaches.
A leatherback turtle laid a nest on March 9 in New Smryna Beach, marking the earliest turtle nest of any recorded year on a county-managed beach.
A leatherback sea turtle is swimming free after finding itself in a twisted situation. "Phinney" was freed by some helpful humans from a tangle of fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Now, the six-foot ...
The Sea Turtle Conservancy will host a turtle release and tracking event on Sunday, July 27,  2025, from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at the Archie Carr National ...
Turtle claims mooted SAN FRANCISCO — Conservationists’ lawsuit against the opening of leatherback sea turtle habitat to stablefish pot fishing was tossed as moot because a new biological opinion has ...
A sea turtle about 6 feet long and around 400 pounds was rescued in Cape Cod Bay after being found entangled in fishing gear.
BARNSTABLE — A leatherback sea turtle, the largest sea turtle species in the world, was disentangled earlier this month and is swimming freely after three local organizations worked together to ...
A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts on May 1 in ...