In a touching display of compassion, Mike Tyssen intervenes to assist a baby turtle navigating a heavily trafficked road.

Community patrols on Kenya’s coastline relocate and protect sea turtle nests, giving vulnerable hatchlings a better chance to ...

Rare two-headed turtle is found on Cape Cod - The last rare two-headed turtle hatchling in Cape Cod was found in 2021 ...

Volusia County officials urge beachgoers to report stranded sea turtle hatchlings to lifeguards or the Marine Science Center.

On a beach in Jersey, about 85 miles south of England, a passerby found a loggerhead sea turtle washed ashore and seemingly ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Panama City Beach Turtle Watch displayed what a nest excavation looks like, weeks before ...

Sea turtles are a key part of marine ecosystems worldwide but face many threats. NOAA works to conserve and recover six sea turtle species found in U.S. waters. All are threatened or endangered. NOAA’ ...

On Sept. 11, the Florida Keys community celebrated as Hope, a 150-pound adult female loggerhead sea turtle, swam back into her ocean home from Sombrero ...

Turtles are one of the oldest kinds of reptiles on the planet. Their hard shell and slow-moving mannerisms make them unique pets. They’re hardy creatures and can be fun to care for. They may seem like ...

An international team of scientists from the U.S., France, Australia, and Germany, including Senckenberg researcher Uwe Fritz has published the ninth edition of the atlas "Turtles of the World." The ...

Hans-Dieter Sues | Curator, Paleontology, National Museum of Natural History In a fit of pique, according to one of Aesop's fables, the god Hermes made the animal carry its house forever on its back.