A leatherback turtle floats next to a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission boat Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. The officer assigned to that boat freed the reptile from a lobster trap line. FWC ...

Scientists at the New England Aquarium examine a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle at a marine animal rehabilitation facility in Quincy, Mass., on Tuesday, when the aquarium was treating more than 200 ...

Editor's Note: This is the last in a two-part series on turtles. Although turtles usually are not a pest to people, they can sometimes reach numbers where economic damage occurs. There are a variety ...

Sargassum seaweed is creating major new obstacles for sea turtle hatchlings, drastically slowing their crawl to the ocean and increasing their risk from predators and heat. Despite the physical ...

MARATHON, Fla. — This week’s Don’t Trash Our Treasure has a concerning update on Florida sea turtles. Though nesting numbers are up, adult turtles continue to face threats due to human pressure.

ST. PAUL, Minn.— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz today signed into law a ban on commercial collection of wild turtles in the state. Each year, for-profit trappers have collected thousands of turtles from the ...