The World's Most Endangered Sea Turtle Just Washed Ashore in Texas. Now It Needs Help

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...

‘Green Fur’ Sea Turtle Washes Ashore—Rescuers Realize It’s One of the Rarest Species on Earth

A bizarre-looking sea turtle left beachgoers doing a double take after it washed ashore in Texas looking like it had a coat of green fur. When rescuers arrived, they realized the animal wasn’t just ...

Massive, barnacle-covered sea turtle washed ashore in Texas and is now fighting to survive

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the official state sea turtle of Texas.
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5 sea turtle nests under close watch in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Small sea turtle hatchlings will soon break out of their shells in Virginia Beach. The Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge shared that there are five loggerhead sea turtle nests in ...

The beach is not a petting zoo. It's illegal to touch baby sea turtles

It is illegal to touch, disturb, or harass sea turtles, their hatchlings, or their nests under state and federal law. If you ...
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Drones map loggerhead sea turtle nesting site hotspots

Florida's beaches—particularly those in Palm Beach County—are among the world's most vital nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta), accounting for 90% of all loggerhead nests in ...