Illegal trade poses an enormous threat to sea turtles, which are trafficked for their meat, eggs, shells, and other parts. And stopping it isn’t easy.

The seventh species of sea turtle, the flatback, lives only in the waters around Australia. Sea turtles grow 2 – 7 feet long in length and weigh 70 – 1500 pounds. Given that there are seven species of ...

If you’re visiting Pensacola Beach over the next few days, there’s a chance you might stumble upon a seemingly immobile sea turtle washed ... “These help us identify, and we’re also ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ST. JOSEPH BAY, Fla. (CBS12) — More than 1,200 sea turtles were rescued in northern Florida following a significant cold-stunning event in mid-January. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

NOW TO A STORY OF RECOVERY. SEVEN ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES ARE IN A REHAB FACILITY HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. TO GET STRONGER. AFTER THEY WERE COLD, STUNNED IN FRIGID NEW ENGLAND WATERS. JOINING ME NOW ...

Five cold-stunned sea turtles are under the care of veterinarians at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.Volunteers, marine crews, and members of the Coast Guard rescued nearly 900 ...