Yet, human activities and natural predators often tip the scales against them. Jet Skier rescues baby turtle covered in barnacles and ocean debris. Image by ra3i.al5il on Instagram. A recent ...

A Dubai-based group has saved 80 turtles from the coast of the emirate since January 1, with more being rescued every day, ...

We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding. Green sea turtles congregate near a dock in the Bahamas. They were so numerous during Columbus’s day that “it seemed the ...

Per the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, cold-stunning occurs when water temperatures drop below 50 degrees, which is too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature.

Sea Turtle Inc., a South Padre-based organization dedicated to helping sea turtles through medical care, research and education, announced Saturday they have already rescued 190 turtles in the ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented over 1,200 cold-stunned sea turtle rescues within six days. Florida’s northern coast was recently hit with a rare cold weather ...

But most of these 1,200 sea turtles were lucky. The wind and currents had carried their motionless bodies ashore, where, at least, they could be found. Last week’s extraordinary storm that ...

Sea turtles can get attacked by sharks, become immobilized by cold weather and weakened by disease. More often, sea turtles collide with boats or get entangled in fishing gear. In 2023 ...