Being buried alive sounds like a nightmare, but it is just the beginning for green turtles. This turtle species starts its ...

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), or green sea turtles, are herbivorous reptiles found in subtropical and tropical waters all over the world. Their name comes from the green fat deposits under their ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Hatching season is in full swing at Anna Maria Island, and thousands of baby sea turtles have already made their way to the ocean this year. Anna Maria Island Turtle ...

Maui Ocean Center, named one of the “Top 10 Aquariums in the World” by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice, is proud to announce a new addition to its sea turtle ohana: six baby Hawaiian green sea turtles.

LATELY, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED SOME SMALLER TRACKS IN THE SAND. YES, SEA TURTLE BABIES. THEY’RE STARTING TO HATCH TONIGHT. FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST SILVER RING HAS WHAT WE CAN DO TO MAKE SURE THOSE ...

Debbie, Francine, Milton and Helene were not kind to turtle nesting along the Collier County coastline this season causing an early end to the season and washing out disturbingly close to half of the ...

Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida’s beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean – a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles ...

Climate change is skewing turtle populations by altering hatchling sex ratios. Explore how temperature affects turtles, why ...

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling climbs over sargassum on a beach. In a new study, researchers timed sea turtles to see how long it took them to reach the ocean when they had to traverse piles of ...

Smelly, brown seaweed washing up on Florida shores is snaring baby sea turtles on their way to the ocean, researchers warned this week, leaving them vulnerable to predators and putting them at risk of ...