The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide ... which is normally brown or olive depending on its habitat, but for the greenish color of its skin. There are two types of green ...

This week alone, in collaboration with the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission and other partners, Mote Marine Laboratory & ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service must designate protected critical habitat for green sea turtles under a new legal agreement with ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Sea Turtle Oversight Protection and Turtle Island Restoration Network filed a notice today of their intent to sue the federal government for ...

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...

Their paddle-like flippers allow them to glide gracefully through their marine turtle habitat, from shallow reefs to open ocean waters. Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) are often categorized ...

It’s the middle of a summer night on a beach in Florida. Nicole Flanders is covered in sweat and sand. She’s batting away ...

An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far south as St.

Like the other seven species of sea turtles, the green sea turtle is endangered, with populations declining worldwide. The many threats include habitat degradation, building development on their ...

2024 brought nearly 15,000 sea turtle nests along the 9.5 miles of beach front from Juno Beach to Tequesta, according to the ...