On Florida’s east coast, offshore Nassau and Volusia counties, an ongoing cold-stunning event has harmed about 120 green sea ...

Eventually the GPS tags slough off because “the outside of a young turtle’s shell sheds as they grow very quickly,” said ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ wintry weather this week brought plenty of cool air and snow to parts of the coast — and sea turtles are, decidedly, not a fan. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department ...

The reptiles, an endangered species, were incapacitated when the water temperature plummeted after a rare winter storm hit ...

As the audience cooed over the sea turtles and snapped photos and videos, staff and volunteers carried the marine reptiles down a path between two crowds, like a soul train line, to the sea.

The Gulf Specimen Aquarium released two cold-stunned turtles just a few weeks after the freezing cold temperatures experienced in Florida.

The New Orleans area saw up to 10 inches of snow, alligators are freezing–but staying alive–in lakes in Southeast Texas, and turtle patrols in Florida are rescuing cold-stunned turtles.

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.