The Turtles of Western Highway helps turtles who want to cross the road to lay their eggs. About 90 days later, volunteers come out to find the tiny hatchlings and gather them up to get them back to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Staff with Blank Park Zoo say they’re celebrating after the hatching of 57 Blanding’s turtles, a species that is considered endangered globally. Blanding’s turtles have had ...

Blanding's turtles at Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo will grow to be about 4 inches before they are released in the spring of 2025. The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, the Iowa Department of Natural ...

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly creeping across I-95 when an 87-year-old Vermont native attempted to help ...

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), or green sea turtles, are herbivorous reptiles found in subtropical and tropical waters all over the world. Their name comes from the green fat deposits under their ...

Recently hatched Kemp’s ridley sea turtles have been washing back up onto Coastal Bend beaches in greater numbers than usual, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Almost 30 post-hatchlings ...

The four nesting beaches at Rushikulya have a significant presence of plastic waste and discarded fishing nets, says a study.

As Hurricane Erin pelted North Carolina’s barrier islands with strong winds and waves this week, it destroyed many nests of threatened sea turtles, burying the eggs deep in sand or washing them out to ...

Maui Ocean Center, named one of the “Top 10 Aquariums in the World” by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice, is proud to announce a new addition to its sea turtle ohana: six baby Hawaiian green sea turtles.

Baby sea turtles respond even more to fluctuating precipitation than to changes in air temperature during their development in the egg. The effects of precipitation differ depending on the species—or ...