There are seven species of sea turtle in the world, which includes six hardshell species: the hawksbill, olive ridley, Kemp’s ridley, green, loggerhead, and flatback. The final and largest species is ...

The shape of their shell, which is long and tapered at each end, prevents sea turtles from retracting their head for protection. There are seven extant species of sea turtles- leatherback, hawksbill, ...

When we picture sea turtles in the wild, it's easy to envision them as armored warriors—their hard, resilient shells serving ...

The sheriff's office said its Marine Unit, alongside the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), ...

The Martin County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescued a massive leatherback ...

A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic.

Once on the verge of extinction due to decades of rampant exploitation, the black sea turtle is making a comeback. Here's how ...

Now consider a deadly activity that’s taking place on some of Costa Rica’s wildest beaches. As olive ridley and other species of sea turtles are slowly making their way from the sea onto the sandy ...

STAFF from the Johnny Morris Sea Turtle Center in Springfield, Missouri, release 19 loggerhead and Kemp’s ridley turtles that had been rehabilitating on March 26 off Jacksonville, Florida.

The Turtle Hospital is a small non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation of endangered sea turtles, the only one of its kind in Florida. Once there, manager Bette Zirkelbach knew ...

Maxine commented: "Absolutely beautiful, unusual resin planter/sea shell on the seashore. The design is on trend, and it looks gorgeous." Penny remarked: "This is a great item, inside or outside.