Support independent science journalism. Gain access to all articles, ad-free browsing, exclusive content, The Vault, and other benefits!

The video of the giant turtle garnered over 9,000 likes and over 2,000 retweets within a week of being posted Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

ISLAMORADA, Fla. (WFLA)— A 22-pound loggerhead sea turtle was returned home after being rescued off the Florida Keys. Lenny, the giant sea turtle was found in distress by underwater photographer ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic. What could have ended in a heartbreaking ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program and its partners at Jekyll Island’s Georgia Sea Turtle Center released 22 juvenile sea turtles into the Atlantic Ocean on April 10. Sarah Callan ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Nineteen sea turtles were released back into the ocean Wednesday in Jacksonville after receiving months of rehabilitation. Officials with the Johnny Morris Sea Turtle Center ...