Young sea turtles actively swim and choose their paths instead of drifting. New satellite tracking reveals their movements.

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

Loggerhead turtles “dance” when exposed to food-associated magnetic fields, and their magnetic map may help them return to specific areas after long migrations.

this turtle depends heavily on what little water remains in the Southwest. The easiest way to identify a Sonoyta mud turtle is by its location, since it's the only turtle inhabiting its very small ...

Long-neck turtles are also among the most active turtles on land, often traveling kilometers to find water. So they frequently ... help facilitate movement by small animals. Where possible ...

Cold-blooded turtles typically become stressed when water temperatures dip below 50 ... Last week, rescuers pulled more than 40 small green sea turtles from offshore St. Augustine.

small lakes and ponds, marshes, irrigation ditches and reservoirs. Turtles bask on land or near water on logs, branches or boulders. Terrestrial habitat may be just as important as aquatic habitat for ...

The goal of the project was to develop a sensitive and specific portable eDNA water test to detect a known individual of Swinhoe's softshell Turtle, confirmed through a previous capture and ...

FLORIDA (WBBH) — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescued 30 sea turtles from freezing water in Gulf County. Two FWC officers came to the rescue during the historic weather ...

Sea turtles, or even manatees, are at risk of cold-stunning due to the very cold water temperatures, which could cause health problems in the animals and some may die. The National Oceanic ...