Nickel, a green sea turtle rescued near Goodland, Florida, swims the waters of the Shedd Aquarium’s Caribbean Reef exhibit in its debut in 2003. Volunteer diver Stephanie Baranko, right, is seen ...

Tumors that have plagued green sea turtles worldwide for decades may be caused by runoff from sewers and farms, a new study says. A green sea turtle suffering from tumors is pictured off Oahu in 2008.

Australian scientists in the midst of investigating a herpes outbreak among green sea turtles at the Great Barrier Reef say the blight—which causes abnormal growths on the skin, mouth, eyes, and ...

An adult green sea turtle can weigh 350 pounds. “As adults they are going to get much, much larger,” Ramia said. The hospital has four rehabilitation tanks.

Both juvenile green sea turtles returned to the sea during a break in the Beach 'N Boards Fest afternoon surf competitions. ... The turtle was stiff and was open-mouth breathing," Hann said.

A green sea turtle has an average life span of 70 to 80 years, which means Nickel should thrive into the aquarium’s second century and could even outlive some of her caretakers. Featured Local ...

"Myrtle," a 500-pound ancient green sea turtle who's been kept at the New England Aquarium in Boston for over 50 years, ... mouth and nose are in working order.

That was the takeaway from Tuesday’s physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years.

The Brevard Zoo will hold a sea turtle release at 10:30 a.m. at Lori Wilson Park for Nephron, a green sea turtle rescued on March 10 in Port Canaveral. Recommended Videos ...

PONCE INLET — On an October morning at the Marine Science Center's turtle hospital, Assistant Manager Alyssa Hancock gently tries to place a juvenile green sea turtle atop a scale as it flails ...