Sea turtles can get stranded on beaches for many reasons. If you find one, follow these five steps to help give it its best ...

(Related: Where are all the male sea turtles going?) They outlasted the dinosaurs, but “no turtle has time to evolve to avoid being killed on a road,” says Whit Gibbons, emeritus professor of ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles ...

Each year the city of Sanibel, in partnership with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) and its team of volunteers, monitors the island’s beaches for shorebirds and endangered sea ...

A green sea turtle named Dellora laid the first documented green sea turtle nest of the season on Sanibel Island. Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora ...

Staff members from the Gulfarium CARE Center release a loggerhead sea turtle at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Thursday as supporters watch from behind a safety barrier. Four sea turtles were ...

The Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange is offering a new early childhood program called “Turtle Back Hatchlings” for children aged 12-24 months and their caregivers. The one-hour program allows ...

With the start of the summer season, Cilento reclaims its natural vocation. The first Caretta Caretta sea turtle nest of the summer has been identified on Ascea beach. This news fills ...

overlapping scales on their shells called scutes. These physical traits allow them to efficiently forage and navigate through coral reefs, where they primarily reside. Hawksbill turtles are relatively ...