If cold-stunned sea turtles aren’t rescued from the low temperatures, they can develop harmful health conditions or even die ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the closest in the species to ... Cold-stunned turtle are also vulnerable to predators. With colder or more prolonged conditions, as typically seen in the ...

Since sea turtles and iguanas are reptiles, they are not able to strictly regulate their body temperature the way that birds and mammals can. The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea ...

1000m - depth to which Leatherbacks can dive 110 million - years that it is believed Leatherbacks have been on the planet 540kg - potential weight of a typical Leatherback ...

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sea Turtle Inc. is preparing for a second and more intense cold-stunned turtle influx this winter season. Sea Turtle Inc. is urgently preparing and ...

In an extraordinary act of heroism, two officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) braved freezing waters in Gulf County to rescue 30 sea turtles that were caught in ...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- Three Green Sea Turtles are headed to Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach for treatment after being found cold-stunned on Pensacola Beach amid the ...

Thirty cold-stunned sea turtles are safe and warm after a pair of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers rescued them from a historic winter storm.According to FWC ...

Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles are washing ... In that condition, the turtles float up to the surface, where they’re vulnerable to predators, boat strikes or washing ashore and become ...

After a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm pelted the Florida Panhandle with up to 8 inches of snow earlier this week officials from Florida Fish & Wildlife sprung to action to help save the sea turtles.

Rehabilitation centers in Florida, including The Marine Science Center in Volusia County, are overwhelmed with cold-stunned sea turtles. Since the start of the year, 27 turtles have been brought ...

TEMPERATURES. TAKE A LOOK AT THESE GUYS. THESE LITTLE SEA TURTLES. THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION RESCUED 30 OF THEM FROM COLD WATERS IN GULF COUNTY. AND THEY’RE LOOKING ...