Sea turtles ingest plastic debris of a variety of shapes and sizes, which can include pre-production pellets, foam, plastic bags, sheets, fishing gear and food wrappers.

Female green sea turtles collectively contain about 60 tons of plastic debris globally, with an individual averaging 26.4 g—roughly the mass of ten ping pong balls.

Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally tagged in 2015, has been observed returning to the area multiple times.

Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally tagged in 2015, has been observed returning to the area multiple times. It seems fitting that Dellora – a creature ...

Unlike other sea turtle species, greens are mostly plant-eaters, foraging on sea grasses and algae, which is how they got their name, thanks to their green-tinted fat. It’s a myth that sea turtles ...

Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally tagged in 2015, has been observed returning to the area multiple times. It seems fitting that Dellora – a creature ...

Green sea turtles are less common than loggerheads in the area. Dellora, originally tagged in 2015, has been observed returning to the area multiple times.

Dellora, a green sea turtle who has been a frequent visitor to Sanibel, has laid nests there four times since 2017. It will take about 60 days for these eggs to hatch.

Solstice, a rare green sea turtle found paralysed by cold on Christmas Eve on an Irish beach, was set free in Spain's Canary Islands on Friday, six months after she was rescued and underwent a ...

A green sea turtle before vs. after experts cleaned barnacles and other organisms off its shell in April 2025. When she was first rescued, she weighed over 7 ½ pounds.