The sight of ribbons demarcating a sea turtle nest on the beach is common in Volusia and Flagler counties. Much of this work, reflective of the local communities’ care and concern for sea turtles, is ...
GALVESTON, Texas — A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that washed ashore along the Texas coast is now recovering after being rescued by researchers and treated by veterinarians. The endangered turtle ...
A Kemp's ridley newborn sea turtle (Lora turtle) makes its way to the sea, as an adult one arrives to lay eggs on Ostional beach, in Ostional National Wildlife Refuge, some 350 km northwest of San ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The South Carolina Aquarium played a role in helping the Association of Zoos and Aquariums select recipients for its new SAFE Granting Program, which will provide about ...
The subadult green sea turtle lost 90% of its flipper circulation due to a severe fishing line injury Aquarium of the Pacific A green sea turtle named Porkchop has been released after nearly a year of ...
RIGHT NOW, ABOUT 72 DEGREES. THAT’S A LOOK AT THE FORECAST. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GLENN. AND JUST LAST WEEK, LOGGERHEAD MARINELIFE CENTER FOUND THEIR EARLIEST LEATHERBACK NEST ON THEIR 8.5 ...
Around the world, many conservationists are celebrating increases in sea turtle population growth. Cape Verde in West Africa now has 100 times as many loggerhead turtle nests each year as there were ...
Padre Island National Seashore is reducing volunteer patrols for the upcoming Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting season. Volunteers and community members have expressed concern that fewer nests will be ...
Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth, live in some of the noisiest waters on the planet, right alongside major shipping routes. New research reveals that ...
The Turtle Survival Center, run by the Turtle Survival Alliance, exists to buy time for species that no longer have much of it. Founded in 2013 in South Carolina, the center functions as a ...
PADRE ISLAND, TX — Padre Island National Seashore has significantly reduced the number of volunteers allowed to search for Kemp's ridley sea turtle eggs, limiting field teams to just four volunteers ...
An underpass installed beneath a busy stretch of road in Eliot a few years ago has led to ‘a substantial reduction in turtle mortalities,’ according to a state biologist. A Blanding’s turtle in the ...