Florida wildlife officials note manatees are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, ...

Sea turtles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on their surrounding environment to regulate body temperature. When water ...

Turtles today are often slow-moving, modestly sized creatures, but their ancient relatives were quite different. Long before ...

An “epigenetic” adaptation could prevent large numbers of loggerhead turtles from hatching as female due to climate change – ...

The new Center for Wildlife Rescue anticipates finding cold-stunned reptiles in the gulf. Here's how they plan to help, and ...

Mystic Aquarium is partnering with research labs in Colombia to advance global conservation and restoration efforts.

Decades of research, protective laws and community involvement are paying off for Florida’s sea turtles, a conservation ...

FWC reports leatherback turtles set a new statewide record with 2,012 nests in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022 ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.

Researchers examined the diet and plastic ingestion of green sea turtles inhabiting waters around the Ogasawara Islands, Japan, and detected plastics in 7 of the 10 individuals studied. By integrating ...

Dec. 29 (UPI) --A British rowing team competing in an Atlantic Ocean endurance challenge stopped to rescue a large sea turtle they found entangled in a discarded net. The members of the ...

Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...