Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The prognosis is good for a giant sea turtle that was rescued in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located in the South ...

Sea turtles have an average lifespan of 20 to 30 years. During that timeframe, they experience changes in ocean chemistry, ...

A Lewes nonprofit is asking boaters to report sightings of an injured loggerhead sea turtle in the Indian River Bay. The endangered turtle has noticeable algae, barnacles and a rear shell injury. MERR ...

The first loggerhead sea turtle nest of the season was found on April 6 in Juno Beach, marking the second earliest loggerhead nesting recorded since 1983. Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center ...

MARATHON, Fla. — A sub-adult loggerhead sea turtle, found unable to dive, emaciated and covered with barnacles by a family that was fishing last June, was returned to the Atlantic Ocean off Marathon ...

From fragile barrier islands to bustling beaches, these ancient mariners face threats from predators, development, plastics, and fishing gear, yet their story is also one of resilience. All sea turtle ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A massive loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital needing medical care, but at 302 pounds (137 kilograms), Pennywise was ...

JUNO BEACH, Fla. — An endangered loggerhead sea turtle was released Monday morning into the Atlantic Ocean from a Florida beach nearly three months after being hit by a boat. The adult female, named ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A 170-pound loggerhead turtle nicknamed “Molly” was back home in the warm waters of the Florida Keys on Tuesday after a successful surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor inches ...