“It’s definitely always very gratifying to see these animals go back into their ocean home,” said Dr. Heather Barron with the ...

The sea turtles were returned home to the Gulf after being rescued last weekend from cold-stunning conditions, under which turtles stop feeding, stop swimming and float to the surface.

About 70 green sea turtles are recovering from hypothermia at the Texas State Aquarium. Here's how they were rescued.

Texas wildlife rescue teams have been working around the clock to care for cold-stunned sea turtles after a winter storm.

Sea turtles can become cold-stunned when water temperature drops below 50° Fahrenheit. Cold-stunning, which can be ...

Wildlife officials and a network of volunteers raced against the clock to rescue hundreds of "cold-stunned" sea turtles from the shallow waters of the Laguna Madre as plunging temperatures threatened ...

Rescue operations are underway to save sea turtles on South Padre Island after water temperatures officially fell below the ...

Sea turtles are ectothermic, meaning they rely on their surrounding environment to regulate body temperature. When water ...