SARGENT, Texas — A loggerhead sea turtle is recovering at the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research rehabilitation hospital after being found stranded on the beach in Sargent last week.

Some had embedded themselves into the turtle's soft tissues and mouth. "[Sea turtles] become heavily encrusted when they are ill and tend to move less and float at the surface more," a ...

Scientists from Florida Atlantic University set out to study what makes sea turtle shells so good at handling the pressures of life underwater. While freshwater turtles and land tortoises have been ...

The Holly Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department achieved a significant milestone for the staff and community. 69 communities, 12 campuses and three utilities in total were awarded by the program ...

SURF CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — At the Karen Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, sick sea turtles will now have a new and improved space to rehabilitate. Along with upgrades to the sick bay.

Kemp's ridley sea turtles, the most endangered sea turtle species, will nest on Texas beaches from April through mid-summer. Beach drivers on Padre Island National Seashore should be cautious ...

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Named “Lenny” by the team that rescued him, the 322-pound loggerhead sea turtle was spotted when Mike Papish, an underwater photographer, saw him in distress and sprang into action.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A happy sea turtle got released back into the wild in St. George Island Wednesday afternoon after undergoing surgery and rehabilitation at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.

BILOXI, Miss. (WXXV)- The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies hosted another sea turtle release on Wednesday. This is video from the livestream of the event. One Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle was released ...

Humans were making "astonishing" sea crossings of more than 60 miles in simple dugout canoes over 8,000 years ago, suggests new research. Early Mediterranean hunter-gatherers navigated long-distance ...