As endangered sea turtles return to local waters, a carcass on Martha's Vineyard shore serves as a reminder for boaters to keep watch, advocates say.

Across Georgia's 15 barrier islands, sea turtle conservation efforts appear to be paying off. Here's a look at a few of them.

The state is best known for its manatees and alligators, but one of the world's most important sea turtle refuges is quietly ...

To estimate how much plastic resides within sea turtles, we built a model ... We estimated the size of the global reservoir for female green turtles because we had the most data for that group.

Someone found the juvenile female green sea turtle on April 15 at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and reported it to the stranding hotline, the seashore's officials said online on May 18.

They found some male leatherback and green sea turtles this year, which differs from previous years when they usually discovered nearly all female hatchlings. “By monitoring nest temperatures ...

There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, Leatherback and green. For part of the ... can begin to arrive earlier. Female sea turtles dig a hole, lay between ...