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The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the most endangered sea turtle species in the world — is ending up “cold-stunned” in Cape Cod ...

Staff at the Florida Keys’ Turtle Hospital in the middle keys released a green sea turtle back into the wild on Earth Day.

While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as a whole, experts say this does not necessarily mean they have ...

The recovery of endangered sea turtles worldwide is in full effect. According to a new study, the threats such as hunting, pollution, coastal development and climate change to the populations of sea ...

Whipton Barton students swapped textbooks for turtles during educational trips to the National Marine Aquarium, discovering ...

The hospital’s mission is to rehabilitate these animals and return ... Mote operates a sea turtle hatchling hospital, where hatchlings receive vital care before being successfully returned to the ...

Sea turtles stranded on Cape Cod and Long Island this winter just got a second chance. Here's how rescuers helped them get ...

Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the real conservation success stories," said Duke ecologist Stuart Pimm.

It's also a terrific site to see some of nature's most beautiful creatures ... sea turtles (during their nesting season) ...