A beach full of sea turtles while visiting Costa Rica
It’s not quite dawn when my tour group is allowed to step onto the beach at Playa Ostional to see a huge arribada,...
Elusive sea turtles caught snuggling and making out on video
This might be anthropomorphizing, but videos filmed in Hawaii and analyzed in a new study appear to show a couple...
Turtle Sanctuary at Kalba Mangrove Reserve houses facilities in modular pods
The wildlife at Kalba Mangrove Reserve ranges from migratory seabirds and endangered turtles to stingrays and gazelles,...
Study finds microplastics in sea turtles around the world
The microplastics problem in the oceans has made its way to sea turtles in a big way. A new study from researchers...
Hurricane Michael leaves uncertainty for loggerhead sea turtles in Florida
The full extent of damage from Hurricane Michael is still not known. But when the storm hit the Florida Panhandle,...
This turtle with a green mohawk is one of the most endangered reptiles in the world
It's not every day you see a turtle with a mohawk - even if that mohawk is made up of algae and not hair. The Mary...
Turtle hatchlings spotted on Mumbai beach for the first time in nearly 20 years
Plastic and trash used to pile five feet high in some spots on Versova Beach in Mumbai, India, but in 2015, local...
Tiny treadmills for turtle hatchlings help scientists evaluate their stamina
When baby sea turtles are born, within their first 24 hours they make the journey from nest to ocean. The trek...
Hundreds of sea turtles found dead near El Salvador
Why did hundreds of sea turtles perish near El Salvador? The country's ministry of environment and natural resources...
"Piggy Bank," a turtle that swallowed 915 coins, has died
A venerated sea turtle who was fed hundreds of coins by supplicants seeking good fortune is dead. The 25-year-old...
8-year-old's fossil discovery reveals how turtles got their shells
If you ask most people to guess why turtles first developed shells, you'll usually get one answer: the hard shells...
Rising sea levels are suffocating already-endangered turtle eggs
As climate change drives sea levels to rise around the globe, scientists are warning that it could have a devastating...
US Environmental organizations sue wildlife services over outdated, sea turtle-killing cooling systems
A couple of weeks ago, the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), an environmental law firm that sues the US government...
"Deafening" Sonic Cannons to be Used in New Oil Exploration Off U.S. East Coast
New offshore oil and gas exploration activities are set to start along the U.S. east coast after a three-decade...
