Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), or green sea turtles, are herbivorous reptiles found in subtropical and tropical waters all over the world. Their name comes from the green fat deposits under their ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Hatching season is in full swing at Anna Maria Island, and thousands of baby sea turtles have already made their way to the ocean this year. Anna Maria Island Turtle ...

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

Green sea turtles are increasing in Malaysia. The bad news: Olive ridley and hawksbill turtles are still vulnerable and ...

FLAGLER BEACH — Lori Ottlein likes turtles. She already had a couple of pet turtles, known as cooters, named Sam and Ella, when one day, more than two decades ago, she saw some people on the beach ...

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 ...

Maui Ocean Center, named one of the “Top 10 Aquariums in the World” by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice, is proud to announce a new addition to its sea turtle ohana: six baby Hawaiian green sea turtles.

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 ...

Researchers in Malaysia are discovering how microplastics in sand may actually lead to gender imbalances in sea turtle populations, placing endangered turtle species, like green and hawksbill turtles, ...

Between April and mid-summer, hundreds of Kemp's ridley sea turtles will creep out of the waves and across the beach to nest at the base of sand dunes along the Texas coast. If this nesting season is ...