Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas ... others fear that legitimizing any of this trade perpetuates the black market. Unfortunately, we’re stuck making decisions with ...

The seventh species of sea turtle, the flatback, lives only in the waters around Australia. Sea turtles grow 2 – 7 feet long in length and weigh 70 – 1500 pounds. Given that there are seven species of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days. Florida’s northern coast was recently hit with a rare cold weather ...

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature.

But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...

"I saw a lump out on the beach, and I thought that can't possibly be a sea turtle. I would never be that lucky to see one," Knowles, a "Winter Texan" from Michigan who had never seen one on the ...

Throughout the weekend, 15 more were admitted. In past years, the hospital treated about 100 sea turtles annually. According to a social media post, the hospital has used most of its medical ...

Recognising India’s vast tourism potential, Kite Travel views the country as a key market for expansion. In an exciting collaboration, Kite Travel has partnered with Black Turtle Agency Reps by ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s recently reopened rehabilitation facility took in the cold-stunned juvenile turtles for ...

Five cold-stunned sea turtles are under the care of veterinarians at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.Volunteers, marine crews, and members of the Coast Guard rescued nearly 900 ...