There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.

"With that classification comes regulation around sea turtle response, intake, treatment, and release," said Wendy Knight, CEO of Sea Turtle Inc., a rescue and rehabilitation center on South Padre ...

BREWSTER, Mas.. — A merciless wind cuts across the beaches of Cape Cod. The gusts are so strong it was hard to stand upright; on this cold December morning, the temperature was hovering around 40 ...

Peckham (right) with Mexican fishermen at a ceremony marking their decision to retire the bottom-set longlines that were killing hundreds of turtles every year. Photo courtesy of H. Peckham. After ...

After years of sipping iced lattes through paper straws and preaching “save the turtles,” we may have finally won. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced this week at ...

Earlier this month, Coastal Connections, Inc. (CCI) took in a hard-shelled sea creature with an unusually fluffy coat.