Researchers are hoping they may unlock one of animal biology’s greatest mysteries. Each year, in late spring and early summer ...

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.

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

Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Cape Cod and rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium. The turtles, ...

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Over the winter, veterinary staff treated the turtles for problems like pneumonia, infections, and injuries related to cold ...

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 ...

"With the help of our incredibly dedicated animal care team ... avoid releasing balloons that could end up in the ocean waters, where sea turtles might confuse them for prey and swallow them.

You saw a show if you were in the area of the Cape Cod Canal on April 15 when around 30 North Atlantic right whales and some ...

is amazing and really proves how resilient these animals are.” A crowd of onlookers gathered on the beach in Fort Fisher, N.C., to watch the sea turtles head into the ocean waters. During their ...

Sea turtle populations in the Atlantic Ocean are more likely to be recovering ... for making the longest known marine migrations of any animal – with some individuals swimming as many as 3,700 ...