Sea turtle shells record life history layer by layer over many years, clearly revealing diet, stress, movement, and ocean ...

On a warm morning in Virginia, a wildlife researcher walks slowly through a patchwork of forest and farmland, eyes scanning the ground for something most people would never notice. Somewhere under the ...

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Texas in critical condition, highlighting the fragility of its survival.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...

Every winter, northern map turtles cluster together to hibernate in the water beneath a frozen lake. Then one year, their ...

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.

The Kemp's ridley turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth an estimated US$19 billion annually and is the largest crime sector after drugs, counterfeiting and human ...

After months of careful treatment and recovery, three young green sea turtles glided back into the ocean this week, marking the first sea turtle release of 2026 for ...

This isn’t a sea turtle versus coyote issue.' Sanibel's dilemma: Coyotes destroy huge numbers of nests. Should they be shot?

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

Last fall, some turtles were rescued from Massachusetts and sent to New Orleans, where Audubon Aquarium Rescue treated them ...