Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center have recorded their first sea turtle nests of the year on Juno Beach, marking an ...

Loggerhead sea turtles that were rehabilitated at New England Aquarium and released back into the ocean in 2021 and 2022 are ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

open image in gallery A young green sea turtle released with a satellite tag swimming in sargassum seaweed offshore “What we’ve uncovered is that the turtles are actually swimming,” said co ...

Leatherbacks undertake the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding ...

Loggerhead sea turtles make some of the longest known journeys of any sea turtle species. Adapted for these lengthy migrations, loggerheads have a small shell and enlarged flippers. Some migrate more ...

Habitat destruction, illegal collection, water contamination, and massive harvesting of wild turtles are decimating the world’s turtle population. Learn more about turtles and tortoises at the ...