Loggerhead turtles abound this season but rollback of Endangered Species Act protections could threaten future Wildlife groups in Florida are celebrating record numbers of sea turtle nests this season ...

Massachusetts beaches have become a ‘hotspot for mass stranding of sea turtles’, so an annual rescue effort has grown Sea turtle #471 gasped audibly, as veterinarian Kathy Tuxbury palpated the ...

Rhossi the sea turtle has to travel thousands of miles by plane to get home A rare turtle that washed up on a Welsh beach is being flown 5,000 miles (8,047km) back home to the Gulf of Mexico. Rhossi ...

A rare turtle that washed up on a Welsh beach is being flown 5,000 miles (8,047km) back home to the Gulf of Mexico. Rhossi the Kemp's ridley sea turtle was found close to death in December 2023, and ...

CRANFORD, New Jersey (WABC) -- More than 100 box turtles not native to New Jersey turned up along a Cranford roadway this week. Residents scrambled to rescue them, and investigators are examining ...

An endangered sea turtle named Lucky washed up in Nova Scotia last year. Scientists are trying to solve the mystery of why she and other turtles are traveling so far north. The Kemp's ridley is the ...

The name Chelydra serpentina evokes colossal reptiles stomping through ancient forests. But it’s actually just the scientific name for the common snapping turtle, an invasive species that seems to be ...

The origin of turtles has puzzled scientists. A new study provides more evidence that these shelled reptiles share a common ancestor with crocodiles and birds. By Sara Novak Turtles are weird. They ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic. The ...

Diamond the loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront in September 2025 with a stingray barb lodged in his tongue. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 220-pound loggerhead sea turtle ...

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the organization behind the innovative program shares details on the pup's training and what her new job entails Rescue dog Magpie is helping researchers locate ...

It was 17 seconds long. A young boy in zombie face paint stood before a local news reporter at an arts festival in Portland, Oregon. When asked about his freshly painted face, he delivered a response ...