The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), sometimes called the lute turtle ... To those lucky enough to spot one they are one of the most spectacular species to visit our coastal waters. On ...

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.

Life Medturtles, an EU-funded sea life conservation project, estimates that more than 70 percent of sea turtle deaths in the Mediterranean are caused by gillnets—large nets used for mass fishing.

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 ...

Image representing a Sea Turtle from above in the sky "traveling" along the Florida Coast. Generated using DALLE-E by Linnea for AATG. Florida’s coastlines offer a mesmerizing spectacle that unfolds ...

MARATHON, Florida Keys — A female juvenile green sea turtle, rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital, was released from a Keys beach Friday after six months of life-saving ...

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 ...

Dozens of cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued after temperatures plunged. An 'exhausting and relentless' five days: In one case, two officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. An arctic blast that brought a rare snowfall to northern Florida last week left green sea turtles as far ...

Although many rejoiced and took advantage of the rare snow by having snowball fights, sledding and even building mini snowmen, the winter weather had a lasting impact on green sea turtles along ...