Green sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act. A photo recently posted on social media showing a sea turtle with its shell removed has led state officials to emphasize the proper ...

An endangered sea turtle being treated for an infection in his shell at an Alabama natural science museum underwent his second CT scan Tuesday at Decatur Morgan Hospital, the museum announced. Kale, a ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

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.

Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, bulging from air building up within their bodies. That throws the animals' ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...

The turtle was found off the coast of Virginia after ingesting a fishhook and won't be released to the wild because of arthritis in her front flippers. Kansas City is hundreds of miles away from the ...

Green sea turtles are increasing in Malaysia. The bad news: Olive ridley and hawksbill turtles are still vulnerable and ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Indian River County sets record number of green turtle nests. 4,515 green turtle nest counted. 50% increase in green turtles recorded in July. Indian River County has had a record number of green sea ...