In 1978, green sea turtles were placed on the endangered species list primarily due to human activities like bycatch in ...

Sea turtles are ancient but not primitive. Having evolved on land some 200 million years ago, they spend their entire lives at sea except to lay eggs on rugged beaches around the globe. Leatherback ...

The loggerhead turtle named Molly underwent a three-hour-long operation to remove her massive neck tumor ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sea turtle strandings have ticked up at an alarming rate in New England, but now the reptiles are close to receiving a lifeline from Congress to help them stay in the water.

Jean Beasley founded the sea turtle hospital in the late 1990s and ran the popular facility for nearly three decades.

Sea turtles have traversed the deep, blue sea for over 100 million years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. Today, seven distinct species exist, according to seeturtles.org. Six of them ...

ARMILA, Panama (AP) — On a Panamanian beach long after dark, a group of undergraduate students dug into the sand to excavate a sea turtle nest, their lamps casting a soft red glow as they studied eggs ...

India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it ...

Around 100 hatchlings emerged from the previously unknown nest.

Man lifts endangered Hawaiian sea turtle for tourist photo in viral video. Officials investigate East Honolulu incident amid ...

State officials say the incident is now on their radar, calling it another reminder that getting too close to sea turtles is ...