Sea turtles lay eggs on sandy beaches, but many of them never hatch. The incubating creatures may be killed by microbes, dug up by wild dogs, or exposed by other turtles scraping out new nests.

“World Sea Turtle Day is pretty exciting because we are shining a light on sea turtles around the world,” Meyer exclaimed. That’s Terry Meyer, the Deputy and Conservation Director at the ...

An adolescent loggerhead sea turtle named Dilly-Dally, whose front flipper was amputated after she was rescued in January suffering from predator wounds, crawls toward the Atlantic Ocean after ...

An amputee sea turtle named Dilly-Dally was released back into the ocean in Juno Beach after months of rehabilitation at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. Dilly-Dally, a subadult loggerhead, lost her ...

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — A sea turtle named Dilly Dally found its way back to the ocean following a daring rescue. Dilly Dally, a subadult loggerhead sea turtle and amputee patient, was released ...

Sea turtles ingest plastic debris of a variety of shapes and sizes, which can include pre-production pellets, foam, plastic bags, sheets, fishing gear and food wrappers.

To report issues with nests or turtles, call the SCCF Sea Turtle Hotline at 978-728-3663. You also can adopt a nesting loggerhead sea turtle this year and get detailed reports about her nests for ...

There are many threats to sea turtles, but most of them come from humans. Dangers may range from getting entangled in fishing gear to losing their habitats from beach erosion and human development.

A green sea turtle is released into the Gulf from aboard the TAMUG’s Research Vessel Trident Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 in Galveston. Texas A&M University will build the new Sea Turtle Rehabilitation ...

A green sea turtle is improving after being found stranded on a North Carolina beach with over 1 ½ pounds of barnacles and other organisms on its shell, seashore officials announced over the weekend.

Loggerheads are one of four sea turtle species in our area and they account for 90% of the nests laid in Escambia County. The other three species are green, leatherback and Kemp’s Ridley turtles.

Sea turtles are fascinating creatures of the ocean. They’re very famous for their mass egg hatchings on beaches, so it’s easy to overlook something as simple as their diet. Check out this ...