As freezing temperatures blasted the coast, many turtles were left “cold-stunned” and in need of rehabilitation.

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Eight loggerhead sea turtles are making waves at the Georgia Aquarium after being rescued from a chilly predicament along the East Coast. The turtles, stranded due to "cold-stunning," arrived in ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

New research from Padre Island National Seashore highlights the toll that ingesting plastic is taking on green sea turtles. Padre Island National Seashore sits at the confluence of powerful currents ...

ATLANTA - On Thursday, Georgia Aquarium welcomed 8 loggerhead sea turtles in need of a temporary home for rehabilitation after being stranded. The turtles were initially rescued by New England ...

Found primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, but also as far north as Nova Scotia, Kemp’s ridleys are among the smallest sea turtles, reaching only about 2 feet in shell length and weighing up to 100 ...

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature.

"I saw a lump out on the beach, and I thought that can't possibly be a sea turtle. I would never be that lucky to see one," Knowles, a "Winter Texan" from Michigan who had never seen one on the ...

Photos show the officers bundled up in cold weather gear as the rescued sea turtles lay on a blanket of snow on the boat. The FWC said its staff is working diligently to search and rescue cold ...