KANSAS CITY, Mo. — SEA LIFE Kansas City wants you to help name its newest sea turtle. The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, the most critically endangered sea turtle species, flew across the country more than ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Residents were able to help rescuers guide a distressed sea turtle to safety. According to the Town of Wrightsville Beach, a citizen saw the turtle near the Big ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was named Wednesday in honor of recently deceased Hilton Head hotel manager Jay Wiendl. Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Hilton Head’s sea turtle moms have done ...

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A leatherback sea turtle hatchling climbs over sargassum on a beach. In a new study, researchers timed sea turtles to see how long it took them to reach the ocean when they had to traverse piles of ...

BEAUFORT — While there are still little sea turtles patiently waiting in their eggs for the signal to emerge from the sand and dash for the waves, the nesting season for mother turtles has drawn to a ...

It's official: June Cleaver — a 230-plus-pound loggerhead, not the mom on "Leave It to Beaver" — swims away with the latest Photo of the Week honors. The turtle named for the matriarch on the classic ...

Sargassum seaweed mats both help and hinder Florida sea turtle hatchlings. Sargassum seaweed washing up on Florida’s shores in record amounts is becoming a serious threat to vulnerable sea turtle ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean—a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

A green sea turtle found tangled in fishing line in the San Gabriel River was released back into the ocean Friday in Seal Beach after a three-month recovery at Long Beach's Aquarium of the Pacific.

When a Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy questioned a man parked in Beverly Beach in possession of illicit substances, he discovered the usual contraband, according to a charging affidavit. But the ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) released three turtles back into the Mississippi Sound. All three turtles were nursed back to health after being accidentally ...