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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas’ wintry weather this week brought plenty of cool air and snow to parts of the coast — and sea turtles are, decidedly, not a fan. The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department ...
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 ...
As the audience cooed over the sea turtles and snapped photos and videos, staff and volunteers carried the marine reptiles down a path between two crowds, like a soul train line, to the sea.
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.
Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. “We’ve had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler life ...
Scientists Solve the Mystery of Sea Turtles' 'Lost Years' WASHINGTON (AP) — Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their ...
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Seventeen cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued after a record-breaking cold front that left the turtles stranded in the cold waters of northern Florida. The ...