This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic ... habitat for turtles is continually shrinking,” Pilcher says. After harpooners land a leatherback in Indonesia’s Kei ...

NARRATOR: Callie Veelenturf first came to Panama in 2019 to study sea turtles on a grant from National Geographic. She had been studying open ocean leatherbacks for the leatherback project that ...

In the United States, around 2.3 million households are home to reptiles, including turtles. Here's what the reptile can and cannot eat.

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Sea turtles are renowned for their incredible migrations, traveling thousands of miles across vast oceans with few visible ...

Chesney issued a news release on Jan. 24 alleging that the Padre Island National Seashore “shut down and went home” while others worked to save sea turtles. Chesney said during a phone call ...

If the temperature stays too low, the turtles can drown and die. They’re also vulnerable to predators while lethargic. Over the course of the week, groups and agencies like the Texas State Aquarium, ...

National Geographic was founded in 1888 by a group of visionaries who embodied an era of exploration, discovery, invention, and change. With offices around the world and headquarters in Washington ...

Turtles can be found anywhere, from local ponds and the deep, blue sea to an aquarium tank in your bedroom. These aquatic, semiaquatic or terrestrial creatures are easily recognized thanks to ...